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Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson revealed he narrowly avoided a potentially fatal accident during Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix when two safety personnel crossed the track directly in front of him

The alarming incident took place on the third rotation when safety workers were seen on the racing surface as Lawson was rejoining the race following an quick visit to the pits to change his damaged front wing

Driver's Immediate Reaction

Immediately after, the Formula 1 racer Lawson spoke to his team engineer saying: "You've got to be joking? Did you just see that? I nearly... ended their lives"

"I truly couldn't comprehend what I was seeing"

"I exited on a fresh hard compound tires, and then I arrived at Turn One and there were just two individuals running across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, truthfully, it was extremely hazardous"

Safety Concerns Raised

"Evidently there's been a miscommunication somewhere 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 safety personnel can be authorized to just sprint across the track in such a way. I don't understand the reason, I'm certain we'll get some form of reasoning, but this absolutely cannot recur"

Governing Body Reviewing

The sport's regulatory authority, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is currently investigating the circumstances

"Subsequent to a first corner event, the race directors was informed that wreckage remained on the track at the critical section of that bend" stated the FIA

"In the third rotation, safety personnel were informed and placed on standby to access the circuit and clear the fragments once every vehicle had gone by"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had entered the pits, the instructions to dispatch officials were rescinded and a caution signal was shown in that section"

"We are still investigating what occurred following that moment"