Lawson slams 'dangerous' incident at the F1 Mexico GP: ‘Unacceptable’

During the first lap of the Grand Prix around the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the New Zealander collided with Carlos Sainz in a wild start that saw four cars go into turn 1.

After Lawson was forced to come into the pits to change his damaged front wing, yellow flags waved as a result of some debris that was on the track.

When he emerged from the pits far behind the rest of the grid, Lawson entered turn 1 and saw two marshals running across the circuit, with a treacherous near-miss only just averted, with audible shock from the 3-year-old voiced over the radio at the incident.

"I honestly couldn't believe what I was seeing," stated Lawson in the paddock after the Grand Prix.

After the Grand Prix, the FIA released a statement explaining their decision-making regarding the near-miss between the marshals and Lawson's Racing Bull machine, along with the late virtual safety car that was brought out due to Sainz's retirement late in the race.

"We would like to underline our respect and appreciation for the local ASN, OMDAI, as well as the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez and their marshals, who are volunteers and play a vital role in the safe and successful running of our sport," was what the statement had to say.

Lawson also confirmed that he and Racing Bulls will be requesting an explanation for what occurred early on in the race.