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Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson stated he narrowly avoided a potentially fatal collision during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when a pair of track officials darted across the track right in his path

The dangerous situation occurred on the third rotation when track officials were spotted on the circuit as Lawson was rejoining the race following an early pitstop to replace his damaged front wing

Competitor's Live Reaction

Moments later, the Formula 1 racer Lawson radioed to his pit wall engineer saying: "Is this for real? 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 approached Turn One and suddenly there were two dudes sprinting across the track"

"I almost collided with one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous"

Track Safety Questioned

"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 completely unacceptable"

"We cannot comprehend how on a active circuit marshals can be allowed to just dash across the track like that. I'm clueless about the cause, I'm certain we'll get some kind of clarification, but this must never be repeated"

Official Investigation Underway

F1's overseeing organization, the global motorsport federation, is currently investigating the situation

"Subsequent to a first corner event, track officials was notified that wreckage remained on the track at the apex of that corner" declared the regulatory authority

"During the third lap, safety personnel were informed and put on alert to go onto the racing surface 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"The moment it was realized that Lawson had made a pit stop, the instructions to dispatch personnel were withdrawn and a caution signal was shown in that zone"

"The examination is ongoing what occurred subsequent to that time"