FIA statement following the incident involving marshals.

      On the opening laps of the Mexico City Grand Prix, track marshals were nearly run over by Liam Lawson's car. Racing Bulls contacted the FIA for clarification: how could this have happened. The federation responded with an official statement.

      The FIA reviewed the matter and believes that race control followed all procedures with regard to the safety of the marshals.

      "After the incident at Turn 1, race control was informed of debris on the track at the apex of that corner.

      On the third lap, marshals were warned that they needed to go onto the track and remove the debris after all cars had passed the first corner. As soon as it became clear that Lawson had come into the pits, the instructions for the marshals to go onto the track were cancelled, and double yellow flags were shown in that area. We are investigating what happened after that moment," the official statement said.