Lando Norris Edges Out Piastri in Sao Paulo Practice Session
The British driver has outscored Oscar Piastri at all of the past five race weekends.
Lando Norris edged out team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri for the fastest time in the final moments of practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Norris, who seized the title advantage from his teammate by a single point after his victory in Mexico City two weeks ago, beat the Australian by a mere 0.023s.
Until that point, Oscar Piastri had been the leading McLaren throughout the hour before the sprint shootout scheduled for 6:30 PM GMT.
The Red Bull star, the sole remaining contender in the championship fight, sitting 36 points behind Norris, ended up in 17th position as his Red Bull team opted for a alternative strategy.
Verstappen's team-mate the Japanese driver was the sole competitor to crash, though minor, when he lost control at the fourth corner early in the session.
Tsunoda lost control over the track edges before sliding over the gravel trap, and was blessed to avoid just a slight brush of the barrier.
Ferrari's the seven-time champion also spun, at the very end of the session, spinning around through the quick descending Mergulho corner leading to the last turn on to the start-finish straight.
The seven-time champion finished practice in 19th, just behind teammate Charles Leclerc.
The McLaren drivers were significantly quicker of the rest of the field, with Nico Hulkenberg's car third fastest, 0.619 seconds off the Australian's time.
The Aston Martin of the Spanish driver was in fourth, with Sauber's Bortoleto in front of the Mercedes of Russell and Alpine's Gasly and the Williams of Carlos Sainz.
