Francesco Bagnaia’s father: “The only time I had to raise my voice…”

Francesco Bagnaia’s father has told a story about the only time he threatened to stop his son from racing motorcycles.
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP race, British MotoGP, 7 August
Francesco Bagnaia, MotoGP race, British MotoGP, 7 August

Many years later Bagnaia became the first Italian since 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valentino Rossi in 2009 to win the MotoGP ch🎐ampi🗹onship, and the first rider for Italian team Ducati to win it since 2007.

But an a𝓰rgument between parentꦕs of young riders endangered his dream.

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“Only once did we fight,”𒁃 Pietro Bagnaia t൲old MOW Mag about his son.

“I threatened him that we would stop. There were parents who [were fighting] over things that happened on the track among the chil🐠dren. 

“A decidedly bad scene and Pecco was disappointed, partly bꩲecause he had 🥂gotten nervous beyond the limit and partly because I had kept myself out of that [chaos] that, frankly, I found out of place. 

“I don't know if he expected me to go and throw myself into the fray, but I toಌld him that if the environment was like this, and he continued to suffer so much instead of just thinking about having fun, we would change sports. 

“He didn't say anything anymore and that was the only time I had to raise my voice t🐻o him in his entire career. 

“Raising your is voice with Pecco is impossible: 𝓡he is a really good guy. You forg🧜ive him everything. Even at school he was good, he did his school career without any particular problems.”

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

Pietro Bagnaia was asked what sacrifices he made as a parent to facilitate his son’s dream: “In the history of motorsport, incredible anecdotes are told about fathers, sons, inhuman 🍃debts and vans.𝔍 

“But I have to be honest: we made an effort as we must always do, but I can't talk about sacrifices. Maybe we were luckier than others, but I would say that when you see a son so happy, so committed and obstinate in doing what he 🙈likes, you don't want to talk about sacrifices. 

“I think I can say that I have not made any sacrifices. It is a family story, we have always been all to🍰gether, it was beautiful and the fact that today Pecco is so linked to all of us and also to always looܫking for an environment that seems a bit like home is probably the [moral] of this story. 

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

“The push has always cꩵome fromജ him, it is he who has dragged us all. It meant being together and having fun, the future was not really thought about, or maybe only Pecco thought about it with his determination.”

Young Pecco Bagnaia w𝔉as almost encouraged into a different type of racing.

“I, like mꦜy brother, am very fond of horses,” his f𝄹ather said. “I wanted him as a jockey! 

“In truth I tried with all my children, but there was no way. For heaven's sake, I've always liked 🎃bikes, I've had them and I've also done some sessions and some 🎀races on the track, but I certainly can't say that I was one of those fathers who raise their children on bread and motorcycles. Pecco did everything himself!”

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