airbags, helmets, boots and other gear

Every form of motorsport comes with its own set of dangers, although few are quite as risky as motorcycle racing. Unlike in Formula 1 or IndyCar, riders in MotoGP are completely exposed on the race track, with no survival shell or halo to provide protection in the event of a crash.

Nowhere was this more evident than at the Austrian Grand Prix in August 2020, when a collision between…