Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson said he narrowly avoided a fatal accident during Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix after two marshals ran across the track in front of him.<\/p>\n
The incident happened in the third lap when marshals were seen on the circuit as Lawson rejoined the race after an early pitstop to replace a front wing.<\/p>\n
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Shortly afterwards, Racing Bulls driver Lawson said on team radio to his race engineer: “Are you kidding me? Did you just see that? I could have… killed them.”<\/p>\n
After the race, he added: “I honestly couldn’t believe what I was seeing.<\/p>\n
“[I] came out on a new set of hards [tyres], and then I got to Turn One and there were just two dudes running across the track.<\/p>\n
“I nearly hit one of them, honestly, it was so dangerous.<\/p>\n
“Obviously there’s been a miscommunication somewhere but I’ve never experienced that before, and I haven’t really seen that in the past. It’s pretty unacceptable.<\/p>\n
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“We can’t understand how on a live track marshals can be allowed to just run across the track like that. I have no idea why, I’m sure we’ll get some sort of explanation, but it really can’t happen again.”<\/p>\n
Formula 1’s governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), is investigating the circumstances.<\/p>\n
“Following a turn one incident, race control was informed that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner,” said the FIA.<\/p>\n
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“On lap three, marshals were alerted and placed on standby to enter the track and recover the debris once all cars had passed.<\/p>\n
“As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had pitted, the instructions to dispatch marshals were rescinded and a double yellow flag was shown in that area.<\/p>\n
“We are still investigating what occurred after that point.”<\/p>\n
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