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Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson revealed he came dangerously close to a potentially deadly accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when a pair of track officials crossed the track right in his path

The alarming incident occurred on the third lap when marshals were spotted on the racing surface as Lawson was getting back on the race following an quick visit to the pits to replace his damaged front wing

Racer's Instant Response

Immediately after, Racing Bulls driver Lawson radioed to his race engineer saying: "Are you kidding me? Did you witness that? I nearly... ended their lives"

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

"I rejoined with a new set of hards, and then I got to Turn One and suddenly there were two guys sprinting across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was incredibly risky"

Track Safety Questioned

"Obviously 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 absolutely inexcusable"

"We cannot comprehend how on a live track track officials can be permitted to just sprint across the track in that manner. I have no idea why, I'm confident we'll get some sort of explanation, but it really can't happen again"

Official Investigation Underway

F1's overseeing organization, the FIA, is thoroughly reviewing the circumstances

"Subsequent to a first corner event, the race directors was notified that debris was present on the track at the turning point of that curve" declared the FIA

"On lap three, safety personnel were notified and put on alert to enter the track and remove the wreckage once every vehicle had gone by"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had made a pit stop, the orders to send officials were withdrawn and a safety warning flag was displayed in that zone"

"We are still investigating what happened following that moment"