Lando Norris Leads Oscar Piastri in Sao Paulo Practice Session
Lando Norris has outscored Oscar Piastri at each of the past five race weekends.
The McLaren driver just pipped fellow driver and title rival the Australian for the top spot in the final moments of practice at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
The British racer, who took the title advantage from his teammate by one point after winning in the Mexican Grand Prix two weeks ago, outpaced the Melbourne-born driver by 0.023 seconds.
Earlier in the session, Oscar Piastri had been the leading McLaren throughout the hour before sprint qualifying set to begin at 6:30 PM GMT.
The Red Bull star, the sole remaining contender in the championship fight, trailing 36 points behind behind Norris, was classified in 17th place as his Red Bull team ran a alternative strategy.
Verstappen's team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was the only driver to crash, if briefly, when he rotated at Turn Four during the early running.
The Japanese spun out over the exit kerbs before spinning across the gravel trap, and was blessed to avoid just a slight brush of the wall.
The Ferrari of the seven-time champion also spun, at the final moments of the session, turning around through the quick descending Mergulho corner approaching the last turn on to the main straight.
Hamilton wrapped up in P19, just behind team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Norris and Piastri were far ahead of the other competitors, with the German's car P3, 0.619secs slower than Piastri's pace.
Aston Martin's the Spanish driver was fourth fastest, with the Sauber of Bortoleto in front of the Mercedes of Russell and Alpine's Gasly and Williams' Sainz.
