Massa's captain crashes his boat

Posted on 08/12/2010

Yet another headache in a testing year © Getty Images

Felipe Massa was waiting for his boat to collect him from a marina when his captain suffered a seizure and the boat crashed.

The boat was cruising on an island near the beach of Guaruja off Sao Paulo's south coast when the 50 foot vessel veered off course and hit rocks, damaging the boat's hull beyond repair.

Massa's spokesperson Marcio Fonseca revealed that the Ferrari driver was in contact with the captain when the incident occurred but that he is now okay.

"Suddenly, Felipe could no longer talk to him. Felipe ran to the scene to see if all was well. He [the captain] was taken to hospital but he's ok, only some light bruises."