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Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson disclosed he came dangerously close to a life-threatening accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when a pair of track officials ran across the track directly in front of him

The alarming incident occurred on the third rotation when marshals were observed on the racing surface as Lawson was returning to the race following an quick visit to the pits to swap his damaged front wing

Racer's Instant Response

Immediately after, the Formula 1 racer Lawson radioed to his pit wall engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you witness that? I could have... killed them"

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

"I rejoined with a brand new hard tyres, and then I approached Turn One and there were just two guys running 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 This is the first time I've faced that before, and I haven't really seen that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"

"We can't understand how on a live track track officials can be authorized to just sprint across the track like that. I have no idea why, I'm certain we'll get some sort of explanation, but it really can't happen again"

Governing Body Reviewing

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

"Subsequent to a first corner event, track officials was advised that debris was present on the track at the turning point of that curve" stated the governing body

"In the third rotation, track officials were alerted and placed on standby to enter the track and recover the debris once the entire field had cleared the area"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had made a pit stop, the orders to send officials were canceled and a safety warning flag was displayed in that area"

"Our inquiry continues what transpired following that moment"