🔗 Share this article {'I could have killed them' - Lawson experiences close call with Formula 1 track officials Liam Lawson withdrew from Sunday's race in Mexico City after experiencing front wing damage Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson disclosed he barely escaped a potentially deadly accident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when a pair of track officials ran across the track immediately ahead of his car The concerning event took place on the third lap when safety workers were seen on the circuit as Lawson was returning to the race following an premature pit stop to change his damaged front wing Driver's Immediate Reaction Shortly afterward, the Formula 1 racer Lawson communicated to his pit wall engineer saying: "Is this for real? Could you believe what happened? I nearly... ended their lives" "I truly couldn't comprehend what I was seeing" "I exited on a new set of hards, and then I arrived at Turn One and suddenly there were two guys dashing across the track" "I almost collided with one of them, honestly, it was extremely hazardous" Security Issues Highlighted "Clearly there's been a communication breakdown somewhere but This is the first time I've faced 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 safety personnel can be allowed to just sprint across the track in such a way. I don't understand the reason, I'm certain we'll get some sort of explanation, but this must never be repeated" Formal Inquiry in Progress Formula 1's governing body, the global motorsport federation, is thoroughly reviewing the situation "Following a turn one incident, race control was advised that wreckage remained on the track at the turning point of that curve" declared the regulatory authority "On lap three, safety personnel were informed and made ready 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the area" "The moment it was realized that Lawson had made a pit stop, the instructions to dispatch marshals were rescinded and a caution signal was raised in that area" "We are still investigating what occurred subsequent to that time"