Alpinestars revealed on his Twitter account data from the incident that occurred a little over a week ago at the Red Bull Ring between Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli. And the least we can say is that the French pilot is well protected, because despite the 26,52G recorded when he hit the asphalt, he escaped with a fracture of the scaphoid, which left him with everything likewise permitted to take part in the Styrian Grand Prix, just one week after this impressive fall.
The airbag integrated into the suit is undoubtedly one of the most effective inventions to protect pilots during falls. On the graph provided by Alpinestars, which equips Johann Zarco, the acceleration experienced by the Avignon driver during his impact with the ground was 26,52G.
In these 5 terrifying seconds which followed the collision with Franco Morbidelli's motorbike, we observe that he remained in the air for approximately 2 seconds, without even touching the ground. Then he rolled for another 2 seconds, then slid for a second.
We can therefore say that the worst was avoided on all sides: Valentino Rossi and Maverick Vinales were spared by the motorcycles which crossed their trajectories by dislocating, but Johann Zarco had minor injuries compared to the impact that he suffered and which was also appalling.
