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Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson revealed he narrowly avoided a life-threatening accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when a pair of track officials crossed the track immediately ahead of his car

The concerning event occurred on the third circuit when track officials were observed on the circuit as Lawson was returning to the race following an early pitstop to change his compromised front wing

Racer's Instant Response

Shortly afterward, Racing Bulls driver Lawson communicated to his pit wall engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you witness that? I might have... taken their lives"

"I genuinely couldn't process what I was seeing"

"I exited on a new set of hards, and then I got to Turn One and there were just two dudes dashing across the track"

"I almost collided with one of them, honestly, it was incredibly risky"

Safety Concerns Raised

"Evidently there's been a miscommunication at some point but I've never experienced that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"

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

Official Investigation Underway

Formula 1's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is thoroughly reviewing the situation

"After an occurrence at turn one, track officials was informed that debris was present on the track at the turning point of that curve" commented the governing body

"In the third rotation, marshals were notified and put on alert to access the circuit and recover the debris once every vehicle had gone by"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had made a pit stop, the instructions to dispatch personnel were withdrawn and a safety warning flag was displayed in that area"

"Our inquiry continues what happened after that point"