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Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson revealed he came dangerously close to a life-threatening collision during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two safety personnel ran across the track right in his path

The dangerous situation took place on the third lap when track officials were observed on the racing surface as Lawson was rejoining the race following an early pitstop to swap his damaged front wing

Driver's Immediate Reaction

Moments later, the team's competitor Lawson spoke to his race engineer saying: "Is this for real? Did you witness that? I could have... killed them"

"I truly couldn't comprehend what I was seeing"

"I exited on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I got to Turn One and there were just two guys sprinting across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, truthfully, it was extremely hazardous"

Track Safety Questioned

"Evidently there's been a failure in communication at some point but I've never encountered that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"

"We fail to grasp how on a live track track officials can be permitted to just dash across the track in that manner. I have no idea why, I'm confident we'll get some sort of explanation, but it really can't happen again"

Official Investigation Underway

Formula 1's governing body, the global motorsport federation, is thoroughly reviewing the circumstances

"Following a turn one incident, track officials was informed that wreckage remained on the track at the apex of that corner" stated the regulatory authority

"During the third lap, track officials were informed and made ready to access the circuit and recover the debris once all cars had passed"

"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had made a pit stop, the instructions to dispatch personnel were rescinded and a safety warning flag was raised in that section"

"The examination is ongoing what transpired after that point"