Domizia Castagnini is a regular fixture in the Ducati garage and part of the inspiration for Bagnaia to secure his maiden MotoGP championship this year.

But their rel🌠ationship got off to a rocky start when, after a dinner date in 2016, they had a minor car accident on the way home.

“We went for dinner ꦜat a restaurant in Turin,” Castagnin♛i told La Stampa. “I remember it was raining that evening. 

“After dinner, duriꦇng the return trip, Pecco perhaps wanted to make a good impression♏ with me driving the new car. 

“To 𒆙brag💮 he skated a bit on the pebbles and after losing control we went to hit a pole: it just twisted the wheel and fortunately we did not get hurt. 

“I laughed like crazy. He, on the other hand, was mortifie🍌d. 

“My parents never knew a💞bout this story before, otherwise they would never let 🔥me out again. 

“They always thought that it was Pecco's grandfather, Antonio, who destroyed the wheel of 𓆏the car.🗹”

Castagnini’s uncle is Gianfranco Leonciဣni, a football legend of Juventus and Italy. She was friends with Carola Bagnaia, the Ducati rider’s sister and now assistant, before meeting 🍸Pecco.

"We've known each other since high school,”♚ she said of Carola. “We went to school together and immediately established a good relationship. Pecco and I, on the other hand, went out in two different groups and then the two groups joined.”

Bagnaia the champion: "We woke up from stress"

Bagnaia completed the biggest turnaround in MotoGP history to overcome 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Fabio Quartararo, the 2021 champion, on th𒈔e final day of the se꧋ason to become champion for the first time.

He is the first Italian since 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi in 2009, and the first Ducati rider since 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Casey Stoner in 2007, to win the title.

"It was one of the best days of o𓆉ur lives,” Castagnini said. 

"I was able to sleep thanks to the stress d♓ischarge⛎. Pecco was not too well because of the tension accumulated in the previous days. The sleepless nights, perhaps, were those that preceded the Valencia Grand Prix. We couldn't rest well. 

“We woke up all the time from the stress and I dreamed of the r🍒ace."

Asked for tℱhe most difficult moments of Bagnaia’s career, Castagnini said: “There wasn't a bad moment in particular. Maybe in 2019 and 2020 when he was racin🦹g in Pramac. 

“Those were complicated months because the results did not arrive and he was not calm. But we always supported each other and maybe that was the key to getting through that mome🔯nt."

Bagnaia away from the bike: "He likes to get in the kitchen..."

Castagnini provided some amusing insight into Bagnaia away from the MotoGP w🐓orld: "He collecꦛts shoes, sneakers. 

“I remember once at the beginning of the year: he was in Qatar⛦ and I was in Pesaro. Through a mobile app I turned on and off the lights in the house. Immediately I got scared, then I realised that it was him, even if he always denie♈d it! 

“I like the determination he has to overcome obstacles and face the challenges that life throws at you. In addition to harmony and the ability to transmit🔥 love. 

"He really likes to get in the kitchen. Usually he cooks at home, but because I always arrive late from work. He loves pasta. Returning from Malaysia he prepared the sauce for the tagliatel🃏le and it was one of the best I tasted!”