Francesco Bagnaia lands a role in new Disney film
The MotoGP champion will feature in ‘Elemental’ - a Disney and🐼 Pixar film set to be released on June 21.
Bagnaia will provide a voice-over in the Italia🉐n version of the film for a character cal🌄led… Pecco!
Abbiamo grandi notizie per voi
— Pecco Bagnaia (@PeccoBagnaia)
Il mondo Elemental ha un nuovo amico: Pecco, con un cameo di dopꩲpiaggio
His c𒈔haracter is a cloud - much like Bagnaia’s fan club is the Red🔥 Cloud (Nuvola Rossa).
"When you'🎉re the MotoGP Red Clou♋d, you can't help but lend your voice... to a cloud!"
The greater significance is that this represents a major step forward for Bagnaia - and a𒀰ny current MotoGP🍌 rider - to crossover into mainstream culture.
The reigning MotoGP champion and factory Ducati rider has bec📖ome one of the most recognisable sporting personalities in Italy.
And next week he will retu💛rn at the Italian MotoGP, hoping to be at fully fitness despite suffering a fractured ankle last time out in Le Mans.
He has a one-point lead at the top of the MotoGP standings ahead of꧙ Marco Bezzecchi so any physical frailties could cost h♈im his advantage.
James was a sports journali🅘st at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
