Norris Edges Out Oscar Piastri in Brazilian Practice Session
Lando Norris has outscored his teammate at all of the past five race weekends.
Lando Norris edged out team-mate and championship contender Oscar Piastri for the quickest lap in the dying seconds of practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The British racer, who took the points lead from his teammate by a single point after taking the win in Mexico City recently, topped the Australian by a mere 0.023s.
Before then, Oscar Piastri had been the fastest McLaren driver during the running before sprint qualifying scheduled for the evening session.
The Red Bull star, the only other driver in realistic title contention, sitting 36 points behind Norris, was classified in 17th place as his Red Bull team followed a alternative strategy.
His teammate the Japanese driver was the sole competitor to crash, albeit lightly, when he spun at corner four soon after starting.
Tsunoda spun out over the curbs on exit before rotating through the escape zone, and was blessed to avoid just a slight brush of the fence.
Ferrari's the seven-time champion also lost it, at the conclusion of the session, spinning around through the high-speed Mergulho turn approaching the last turn on to the main straight.
The veteran finished practice in 19th, trailing team-mate Charles Leclerc.
The McLaren pair were significantly quicker of the remaining drivers, with the German's Sauber third fastest, 0.619secs behind the Australian's time.
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso was fourth fastest, with Sauber's Bortoleto fifth from Mercedes' Russell and Alpine's Pierre Gasly and Williams' Sainz.
