Felipe Massa paid an emotional tribute to his home city fans at Interlagos on Sunday after a battling drive to finish seventh in the Brazilian Grand Prix. The 36-year-old local hero, who will retire at the end of the season, was surrounded by his family and friends as he bade farewell from the podium during an interview with his friend and fellow-Paulista Rubens Barrichello. Barrichello was his early mentor in Formula One and his predecessor at Ferrari earlier in his career. Massa fought to hang on to his seventh place for Williams in a final scrap with two-time champion Fernando Alonso of McLaren Honda. "It's so difficult to explain my feelings,” said Massa, who had retired in...
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