MEXICO CITY (AP) — Formula 1’s governing body says it launched an investigation after Liam Lawson narrowly avoided two track marshals on the circuit during the Mexican Grand Prix .

Onboard footage from Lawson’s car showed the New Zealander slowing down as the two marshals run across the track in front of his car. They had been sent out to collect debris from an earlier collision.

“Oh my god. Are you kidding me?” a shocked Lawson told his Racing Bulls team over the radio. “I could have (expletive) killed them.”

An FIA statement late Sunday indicated the marshals had been deployed in the belief the track would be clear. Lawson had been in the pits and emerged after the rest of the field had passed the corner.

“Following a Turn 1 incident, Race Control was informed that debris was prese

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