The 2018 season will be marked by a historic fact in the world of Grand Prix: all drivers in all organized categories will have to ride with leather incorporating the airbag system. The last holdouts will therefore have to get up to speed. A technology which appeared ten years ago, and of which one of the ambassadors was Valentino Rossi, now convinced of its usefulness.
Ten years ago, the Dainese brand bet on the presence of airbags in its leathers in order to optimize pilot safety. A priori, a blessing, and yet, the rush for the opportunity was not among the champions of the track. The Doctor explains the reason: “ when airbags were introduced, we were less comfortable, it wasn't comfortable, it limited our movements. But since then there have been great improvements ».
So much so that during the 2017 Japanese Grand Prix, the Grand Prix Commission decided to generalize the accessory by making it compulsory from 2018 for all riders competing in Moto3, Moto2 or MotoGP: “ the airbag can help a lot in the event of an accident. For me, this is a big step forward for better safety, especially to protect the shoulders and collarbone ". Now it remains to work on the lower body...
