Francesco Bagnaia’s sister Carola Bagnaia: “If you confront him, the first answer is no!”

Carola Bagnaia, the sister and now the assistant of Francesco Bagnaia, has provided fascinating and personal insight into the mind-set of the MotoGP champion.
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Catalunya MotoGP 2 June
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP, Catalunya MotoGP 2 June

Bagnaia won his first premier class title this year, clawing back at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fabio Quartararo’s 91-point lead in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP standings and finally winning at the final race t🥂o complete the biggest-ever comebackও.

"He listens to everyone, but if you confront him and tell him something that is the opposite of what he thinks, the first answer will always♏ be a no,” his sister told Speedweek. 

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“Bu꧃t then he thinks about it calmly and understaღnds for himself. He's very smart in that sense."

Bagnaia crashed five times in 2🍃022 - he is the first rider to win the 𝄹MotoGP title after this many DNFs.

“It was difficult after the Sachseꦅnring,” Carola said. “The gap was big, he mad🐲e a mistake and fell in an important race.

"From that moment on, we all told him: 'Stop thinking about the title, try to have fun driving and👍 focus on improving, also with a view to the future. Improve your limit right now and then we'll see what happens.' 

“And I think that was a bit of a game changer.

"He was condemned at the beginning of the season - a💛nd he was condemned - to win at all costs, this can be a problem if things do not go as expected. 

“He had finished the 2021 season very well, so it waꦍs normal to think like that, but things turned out differently.&nbs𝓀p;

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

“In this situation you have two options: either you change something or you end up in a negative vortex. Pecco was very good at reversiꦐng course.

"He went his own way. He has been and always♛ is💜 very good at staying positive even in difficult times. 

“It w🌱ould be easy to say 'I am the problem' or 'the bike is the problem'. He doesn't say it, rather he looks for a solution and is very stubborn about it. 

♒“And he always said that one day he would win the world championship with Ducati.”

"I've never seen him cry like that"

Francesco Bagnaia, Valencia MotoGP test, 8 November
Francesco Bagnaia, Valencia MotoGP test, 8 November

Carola inv♎ented the nickname ‘Pecco’ for her brother when they were children. Today she is a vital part of the Ducati team.

She said about her b🌳rother’s reaction after winning the title: "He's someone who is very calm. But the emotions were strong, I've never seen him cry like that. It was a very beautiful moment.”

Carola revealed how Pecco has struggled🌠 with social media criticism in the past: "𒈔It's part of the game, but obviously it was difficult. If you win you don't care, because there are criticisms even in that case, but they have less importance. 

“🅷If, on the other hand, everything went wrong and you are 🔯going through a difficult time, when you go on social media and read the comments it is clear that it bothers you. 

“But then you think about it rational💧ly and say: 'Do we know each other personally? Is t♓his constructive criticism?’ 

“And as Pecco said: ‘What remains is the fact that we won the worl𒆙d title. The rest is just talk’.”

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