Italy's powerboating world champion Massimo Rossi has died after suffering fatal head injuries during a race in Germany, it was announced on Sunday. The 24-year-old was thrown clear from his boat while cornering during a race at Traben-Trarbach in the Moselle Valley in the west of the country and flung against a tree on the embankment.
Massimo's death was confirmed by Vincenzo Iaconianni, president of Italy's Powerboat Association.