The last thing you want to see at a race is someone get hurt—but it very nearly happened to a track marshal during last weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix.

On Sunday, Racing Point driver Sergio Perez was accelerating out of the pit lane when he very nearly collided with two marshals who were crossing the track. Perez had to stomp on the brakes to avoid hitting one of the men; the other stopped moving to let Perez pass.

The incident took place during the safety car that resulted from Charles Leclerc’s collision with Nico Hulkenberg. No one was hurt—neither drivers nor track marshals—but I’m pretty certain that at least a few people needed a change of underwear after that near-miss. Perez came on the radio to ask, ““What was wrong with those marshals? I nearly killed him.”

Perez’s comments on the incident were later reported by The Guardian:

This brings up a pretty important safety question: Why would marshals be crossing the track at such a dangerous moment in the first place? It’s rare to have problems with marshals, but it’s always pretty mind-blowing when it happens at an event as big as Monaco, where F1 has had the time to practice their safety routine.

Daniel Ricciardo is known for his brave overtaking moves. Perhaps not so much in his Renault, but during the final few years of his career at Red Bull. He reveals his secrets behind a mindset change he made.

The Australian revealed this mindset change came about when he was christened with the nicknamed the 'honey badger'. A small animal which never avoids any fights.

"The reason for me putting myself out there and changing my approach for racing and being aggressive was there were too many times throughout my whole career where I would leave the track on a Sunday night feeling sorry for myself, basically leaving with regrets," Ricciardo said while appearing on Nico Rosberg's Beyond Victory podcast.

“When I adopted the Honey Badger, I made that pact to myself that I would rather try and fail to try and potentially crash than not try at all. I can live with myself so much better if I have a go and I think also the people around me unless I’m being reckless, they’re going to respect me.

“Once I started getting it, your confidence builds and you have the confidence to keep doing it. It feels good. It feels great."

During his time at Red Bull, Ricciardo was famous for coming from the back of the grid to produce the race victory. In China, he climbed through the field in the final few laps. There's no doubt this mentality helped on that occasion.

I think also the people around me unless I’m being reckless, they’re going to respect me.