FIA Clears Liam Lawson After Telemetry Review

At the Mexico City Grand Prix, two marshals were on the racing line near Turn 1 as Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson emerged from the pits for a front‑wing change, forcing him to take evasive action. Lawson issued shocked expletives on the radio after the near‑miss. Mexico’s FIA‑sanctioned federation OMDAI publicly blamed Lawson, saying onboard footage showed he did not sufficiently slow or alter his line under double waved yellows. After analysing telemetry, the FIA concluded Lawson slowed appropriately and is not at fault, and thanked the marshals for their actions. The FIA confirmed it is conducting a thorough internal investigation — reviewing telemetry, multilingual radio communications and other evidence — to determine why marshals were still on track, and said race stewards did not deal with the incident during the event. The governing body said it is collaborating with OMDAI and Racing Bulls to identify procedural improvements and that it will not rush to a conclusion as it finalises its findings.