Rossi, Lorenzo racing in Dainese D-Air airbag

An important landmark has been reached in the development of airbag-equipped racing suits; both Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo will race in Dainese D-Air suits at Donington Park this weekend. Lorenzo actually became the first MotoGP rider to race in the suit at the Sachsenring last weekend, but managed to stay on his bike for once.

Update: It turns out that rain suits preclude the wearing of the current airbag-equipped suits so neither Rossi nor Lorenza was equipped with D-Air when they crashed on Sunday.
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