A teary-eyed Felipe Massa of Williams acknowledges his home fans at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Pic/Getty Images

Sao Paulo: An emotional Felipe Massa received a rapturous reception from his home crowd and a guard of honour from rival teams after crashing out of Sunday's incident-packed Brazilian Grand Prix. The retirement-bound Williams driver collided with the barriers when he aquaplaned off in treacherous wet conditions at Interlagos on lap 46 of the 71-lap race.