Lando Norris Tops Piastri in Brazilian Practice Session
The British driver has outscored his teammate at all of the previous five race weekends.
Lando Norris just pipped fellow driver and championship contender the Australian for the top spot in the final moments of the practice session at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Norris, who seized the title advantage from his teammate by just one point after his victory in Mexico City recently, topped the Melbourne-born driver by a tiny margin of 0.023secs.
Earlier in the session, Piastri had been the leading McLaren for most of the session before the sprint shootout set to begin at 18:30 GMT.
The Red Bull star, the only other driver in realistic title contention, sitting with a 36-point deficit behind Norris, finished in 17th position as his Red Bull team opted for a alternative strategy.
His teammate the Japanese driver was the only driver to go off, albeit lightly, when he rotated at the fourth corner during the early running.
Tsunoda slid over the exit kerbs before rotating through 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 final moments of the practice, rotating twice through the fast downhill Mergulho corner approaching the last turn on to the main straight.
Hamilton finished practice in 19th place, trailing teammate the Monegasque driver.
The McLaren drivers were far ahead of the other competitors, with the German's car third fastest, 0.619 seconds slower than Piastri's best.
Aston Martin's the Spanish driver was fourth quickest, with the Sauber of Gabriel Bortoleto fifth from Mercedes' Russell and the Alpine of Pierre Gasly and Williams' Carlos Sainz.
