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Formula 1 competitor Liam Lawson disclosed he came dangerously close to a potentially deadly collision during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two safety personnel darted across the track right in his path

The alarming incident happened on the third lap when track officials were spotted on the circuit as Lawson was rejoining the race following an premature pit stop to replace his compromised front wing

Competitor's Live Reaction

Moments later, the Formula 1 racer Lawson communicated to his team engineer saying: "Is this for real? Did you just see that? I nearly... ended their lives"

"I honestly couldn't believe what I was seeing"

"I came out on a new set of hards, and then I arrived at Turn One and unexpectedly appeared two individuals sprinting across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, frankly, it was so dangerous"

Security Issues Highlighted

"Evidently there's been a communication breakdown somehow but I've never experienced that before, and I can't recall observing that in the past. It's absolutely inexcusable"

"We can't understand how on a ongoing race track track officials can be permitted to just run across the track in that manner. I don't understand the reason, I'm certain we'll get some kind of clarification, but it really can't happen again"

Governing Body Reviewing

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

"After an occurrence at turn one, race control was advised that fragments were located on the track at the critical section of that bend" stated the regulatory authority

"During the third lap, marshals were informed and placed on standby to enter the track and clear the fragments once the entire field had cleared the area"

"Immediately when it was understood that Lawson had entered the pits, the instructions to dispatch officials were withdrawn and a caution signal was displayed in that area"

"Our inquiry continues what transpired after that point"