Norris Leads Piastri in Sao Paulo Practice
The British driver has beaten his teammate at all of the previous five race weekends.
Lando Norris just pipped team-mate and championship contender the Australian for the fastest time in the final moments of practice at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Norris, who seized the title advantage from Piastri by just one point after winning in Mexico City recently, topped the Australian by a tiny margin of 0.023secs.
Until that point, Oscar Piastri had been the quickest of the McLaren pair throughout the hour before the sprint shootout due at 6:30 PM GMT.
The Red Bull star, the other racer in the championship fight, lying 36 points Norris, ended up in 17th position as his team ran a alternative strategy.
His teammate the Japanese driver was the only driver to crash, albeit lightly, when he spun at the fourth corner soon after starting.
Tsunoda spun out over the exit kerbs before sliding over the run-off area, and was lucky to avoid just a minor contact of the wall.
The Ferrari of the seven-time champion also had a spin, at the very end of the session, spinning around through the fast downhill Mergulho turn before the final bend on to the pit straight.
The seven-time champion finished practice in 19th place, trailing teammate the Monegasque driver.
Norris and Piastri were well clear of the remaining drivers, with Nico Hulkenberg's car in third, 0.619 seconds slower than Piastri's pace.
The Aston Martin of the Spanish driver was fourth quickest, with Sauber's Bortoleto ahead of the Mercedes of Russell and the Alpine of Pierre Gasly and the Williams of Carlos Sainz.
