System 1 driver Liam Lawson stated he narrowly averted a deadly accident throughout Sunday’s Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix after two marshals ran throughout the monitor in entrance of him.
The incident occurred within the third lap when marshals have been seen on the circuit as Lawson rejoined the race after an early pitstop to interchange a entrance wing.
Shortly afterwards, Racing Bulls driver Lawson stated on group radio to his race engineer: “Are you kidding me? Did you simply see that? I might have… killed them.”
After the race, he added: “I truthfully could not imagine what I used to be seeing.
“[I] got here out on a brand new set of hards [tyres], after which I received to Flip One and there have been simply two dudes operating throughout the monitor.
“I almost hit one in every of them, truthfully, it was so harmful.
“Clearly there’s been a miscommunication someplace however I’ve by no means skilled that earlier than, and I have never actually seen that previously. It is fairly unacceptable.
“We won’t perceive how on a dwell monitor marshals will be allowed to only run throughout the monitor like that. I don’t know why, I am certain we’ll get some type of clarification, but it surely actually cannot occur once more.”
System 1’s governing physique, the Worldwide Car Federation (FIA), is investigating the circumstances.
“Following a flip one incident, race management was knowledgeable that particles was current on the monitor on the apex of that nook,” stated the FIA.
“On lap three, marshals have been alerted and positioned on standby to enter the monitor and get better the particles as soon as all vehicles had handed.
“As quickly because it turned obvious that Lawson had pitted, the directions to dispatch marshals have been rescinded and a double yellow flag was proven in that space.
“We’re nonetheless investigating what occurred after that time.”
