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Lawson Blamed for Near-Miss Incident with Race Marshals
Mexico's motorsport federation OMDAI blames Lawson for not slowing under yellow flags while marshals cleaned the track, creating a hazardous situation during the 2025 Mexico Grand Prix.
- At the Mexico Grand Prix, Liam Lawson narrowly passed two track marshals near Turn 1 after rejoining following an early pit-stop.
- Mexico's motorsport federation OMDAI said it blamed Liam Lawson, supplying onboard camera screenshots showing he maintained his racing line while marshals worked under yellow flags; some F1 observers were surprised by the report amid the FIA's ongoing investigation.
- Describing the near-miss, Lawson said `I got to Turn 1 and there were two dudes just running across the track. Honestly, it was so dangerous` and added `I honestly couldn't believe what I was seeing.`
- The FIA has opened an investigation, and observers noted OMDAI's public statement raised procedural questions by not explaining why track marshals were on a live section of track.
- The incident spotlights safety concerns about marshal protocols, as the near-miss created a highly-dangerous scenario involving track marshals working on the live Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit.
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According to the Mexican Motorsport Federation, Liam Lawson was at the Mexican Grand Prix when he almost hit two stewards. The New Zealander collided with Carlos Sainz after the start, so he went into the pits after the start, and when he returned, he quickly found himself in a scary situation. Two stewards ran across the road in front of him. This scared the driver so much that he barely avoided the two men at Turn 2, while swearing about the i…
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