Formula One driver Liam Lawson said that he narrowly avoided a fatal collision with two marshals who ran across the racetrack at the Mexico Grand Prix.
The incident occurred on the third lap of Sundays race as Racing Bulls Lawson returned to the circuit from an early pitstop.
The two marshals ran to the other side of the track just in front of Lawsons car, with the New Zealander quick to express his incredulity over the team radio.
Oh my god, are you kidding me? Did you just see that? Lawson said, before adding: I could have f**king killed them.
CNN Sports has contacted motorsport governing body, the FIA, for comment. According to Reuters, the FIA said in a statement that it is investigating the situation.
Following a turn one incident, race control was informed that debris was present on the track at the apex of that corner, the FIA statement said.
On lap three, marshals were alerted and placed on standby to enter the track and recover the debris once all cars had passed.
As soon as it became apparent that Lawson had pitted, the instructions to dispatch marshals were rescinded and a double yellow flag was shown in that area. We are still investigating what occurred after that point.
A double yellow flag can mean that there is a hazard blocking the track or marshals working on or beside the track. It requires the driver to reduce their speed significantly, while they cannot overtake and must be prepared to change direction or stop.
Lawson later told reporters that he couldnt believe what he was seeing when he emerged from the pitstop and the marshals ran in front of his car.
I nearly hit one of them; honestly, it was so dangerous, he said, per Reuters.
Obviously, theres been a miscommunication somewhere, but Ive never experienced that before and I havent really seen that in the past. Its pretty unacceptable.
We cant understand how on a live track, marshals can be allowed to just run across the track like that. I have no idea why, Im sure well get some sort of explanation, but it really cant happen again.
Lawson was forced to retire from the race after sustaining damage to his car early on.
McLarens Lando Norris held onto his position at the front of the grid to record his sixth win of the season and regain the championship lead ahead of Oscar Piastri .
Norris finished more than 30 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc, who held off the challenge of Max Verstappen to take second. Piastri was back in fifth and now trails his teammate by just one point in the championship standings.
The F1 season resumes in Brazil on November 9.
一级方程式赛车手利亚姆·劳森表示，在墨西哥大奖赛期间，他险些与两名横穿赛道的赛道工作人员发生致命碰撞。
这起事件发生在周日比赛的第三圈，当时红牛车队的劳森在提前进站后重返赛道。
两名赛道工作人员径直跑到劳森赛车前方的另一侧，这位新西兰车手随即通过车队无线电难以置信地表达了质疑。
“我的天，你在开玩笑吗？你刚才看见了吗？”劳森说道，随后又补充了一句：“我他妈差点宰了他们。”
美国有线电视新闻网体育频道（CNN Sports）已联系国际汽车运动联合会（FIA）寻求置评。据路透社报道，国际汽联在声明中表示正在调查此事。
国际汽联声明称，在第一弯道发生事故后，赛事控制中心接到通知，该弯道顶点处有碎片散落在赛道上。
第三圈时，赛道工作人员接到警报并进入待命状态，待所有赛车通过后即可进入赛道清理残骸。
当劳森（Lawson）进站的情况明朗后，赛会立即撤销了派遣马修（marshals）的指令，并在该区域出示了双黄旗。目前我们仍在调查后续事件的具体情况。
双黄旗的出现可能意味着赛道上存在障碍物，或有工作人员正在赛道及周边作业。此时车手必须大幅减速，禁止超车，并做好随时改变方向或停车的准备。
劳森（Lawson）事后告诉记者，当他从维修站驶出，看到赛道工作人员突然冲到车前时，他“简直不敢相信”眼前的一幕。
据路透社报道，他表示：“我差点撞上其中一人，说实话，当时情况非常危险。”
显然，某个环节出现了沟通失误，但我此前从未经历过这种情况，过去也未曾真正遇到过。这实在令人难以接受。
我们无法理解，在比赛进行中的赛道上，工作人员竟被允许这样横穿赛道。我不知缘由，但相信会得到一个解释。这种情况绝不能再发生了。
劳森因赛车在比赛初期受损，被迫退赛。
迈凯伦车队的兰多·诺里斯保持住了他在发车区的领先位置，成功斩获本赛季第六场胜利，并在积分榜上反超奥斯卡·皮亚斯特里重回车手冠军领跑位置。
诺里斯以领先查尔斯·勒克莱尔30秒以上的优势夺冠，而勒克莱尔则顶住了马克斯·维斯塔潘的挑战，获得第二名。皮亚斯特里位列第五，目前在锦标赛积分榜上仅落后队友1分。
F1赛季将于11月9日在巴西站重启战幕。
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