Mexico’s motorsport authority blames Lawson for near-miss with marshals in race · RaceFans

October 30, 2025

in Racing

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The FIA-sanctioned motorsport membership of Mexico has blamed Liam Lawson for a near-miss with two marshals throughout Sunday’s race.

Lawson was shocked to come across two marshals on the monitor between turns one and two on the third lap on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

OMDAI Mexico issued an announcement stating the world was coated by double waved yellow flags on the time, which obliged Lawson to cut back his pace.

“Upon rejoining the monitor, Lawson encounters panel three displaying ‘double yellow flags’, the workforce alerts the driving force by radio properly, because the monitor marshals’ publish waving bodily double yellow flags, indicating the presence of hazard and personnel engaged on the circuit,” stated OMDAI’s assertion.

“The Racing Bulls workforce knowledgeable the driving force that there was particles on the monitor and that this part was underneath a double yellow flag, in order that he ought to take excessive precautions when driving via the world,” it added. “Subsequently, at that second, the driving force needed to considerably scale back his pace, chorus from overtaking, and be ready to cease if essential, in compliance with present security laws.”

Lawson did scale back his pace via the part in comparison with different laps. OMDAI additionally accused Lawson of failing to regulate his line via the nook regardless of the presence of marshals on the monitor.

“The pictures clearly present that driver Liam Lawson maintains the steering wheel angle of his automotive when taking flip one, with out altering his trajectory, regardless that the monitor marshals had been crossing the monitor to return to their publish. This motion happens whereas personnel had been nonetheless working within the space, which reveals that the driving force didn’t interrupt his line regardless of the plain presence of marshals the monitor.”

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The incident occured after nearly all of the sphere handed via the primary corners in the beginning of lap three, whereas Lawson pulled into the pits. The FIA issued an announcement after the race on Sunday explaining the circumstances of the incident.

“On lap three, marshals had been alerted and positioned on standby to enter the monitor and get well the particles as soon as all vehicles had handed flip one,” it stated. “As quickly because it turned obvious that Lawson had pitted, the directions to dispatch marshals had been rescinded, and a double yellow flag was proven in that space.

“We’re nonetheless investigating what occurred after that time,” the FIA added.