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Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson revealed he narrowly avoided a potentially deadly accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two safety personnel crossed the track right in his path

The dangerous situation occurred on the third rotation when safety workers were spotted on the circuit as Lawson was getting back on the race following an quick visit to the pits to change his damaged front wing

Competitor's Live Reaction

Moments later, Racing Bulls driver Lawson communicated to his race engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you just see that? I might have... taken their lives"

"I honestly couldn't believe what I was witnessing"

"I came out on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I approached Turn One and suddenly there were two guys running across the track"

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

Safety Concerns Raised

"Clearly there's been a failure in communication at some point but This is the first time I've faced that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"

"We cannot comprehend how on a active circuit marshals can be allowed to just sprint across the track in such a way. I don't understand the reason, I'm sure we'll get some form of reasoning, but it really can't happen again"

Governing Body Reviewing

Formula 1's governing body, the global motorsport federation, is actively examining the events

"After an occurrence at turn one, race control was notified that fragments were located on the track at the apex of that corner" commented the regulatory authority

"During the third lap, track officials were informed and put on alert to enter the track and recover the debris once every vehicle had gone by"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had pitted, the instructions to dispatch marshals were rescinded and a safety warning flag was displayed in that zone"

"We are still investigating what transpired subsequent to that time"