Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson disclosed he came dangerously close to a potentially fatal collision during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two safety personnel crossed the track directly in front of him
The concerning event happened on the third rotation when safety workers were observed on the track as Lawson was rejoining the race following an premature pit stop to swap his damaged front wing
Immediately after, the Formula 1 racer Lawson spoke to his team engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you witness that? I nearly... ended their lives"
"I honestly couldn't believe what I was witnessing"
"I rejoined with a new set of hards, and then I got to Turn One and there were just two individuals sprinting across the track"
"I came close to striking one of them, frankly, it was incredibly risky"
"Evidently there's been a failure in communication somewhere but I've never encountered that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's pretty unacceptable"
"We cannot comprehend how on a active circuit safety personnel can be authorized to just dash across the track in that manner. I have no idea why, I'm certain we'll get some form of reasoning, but this must never be repeated"
F1's overseeing organization, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is actively examining the circumstances
"Following a turn one incident, track officials was informed that wreckage remained on the track at the turning point of that curve" commented the regulatory authority
"During the third lap, safety personnel were informed and put on alert to enter the track and remove the wreckage once all cars had passed"
"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had entered the pits, the directives to deploy marshals were canceled and a safety warning flag was displayed in that area"
"We are still investigating what happened after that point"
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