Liam Lawson bears no blame for a near-miss with two marshals who crossed the track ahead of him during last weekend's Mexico City Grand Prix, the FIA have ruled.

The New Zealander, who drives for Red Bull 's Racing Bulls, was shocked by the lap three incident which happened after he left the pits last Sunday.

"Are you kidding me? Did you just see that?" he asked his race engineer over the radio. "I could have ... killed them, mate."

Formula One’s governing body said in a statement that while an investigation remained ongoing, Lawson was in the clear.

"Having analysed the telemetry from the incident, we can confirm that... Liam Lawson slowed appropriately and reacted correctly to the double yellow flags displayed in the area," the FIA said.

The statement added that the rookie had

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