Lando Norris Edges Out Piastri in Sao Paulo Practice
The British driver has outscored his teammate at each of the past five grands prix.
The McLaren driver just pipped fellow driver and championship contender the Australian for the fastest time in the final moments of the practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The British racer, who grabbed the title advantage from Piastri by one point after winning in Mexico City two weeks ago, outpaced the Melbourne-born driver by a mere 0.023s.
Earlier in the session, Oscar Piastri had been the quickest of the McLaren pair for most of the session before the sprint shootout set to begin at 6:30 PM GMT.
The Red Bull star, the sole remaining contender in the points battle, sitting 36 points behind behind Norris, was classified in 17th place as his Red Bull team opted for a alternative strategy.
Verstappen's team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was the only driver to go off, albeit lightly, when he lost control at Turn Four during the early running.
The Japanese lost control over the curbs on exit before sliding over the escape zone, and was blessed to get away with just a minor contact of the wall.
Ferrari's the seven-time champion also had a spin, at the final moments of the session, spinning around through the fast downhill corner before the last turn on to the start-finish straight.
The seven-time champion ended the session in P19, one place behind teammate the Monegasque driver.
The McLaren drivers were far ahead of the other competitors, with the German's car P3, over half a second off the Australian's time.
The Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso was in fourth, with Sauber's Bortoleto ahead of Mercedes' Russell and the Alpine of Gasly and the Williams of Carlos Sainz.
