Lando Norris Tops Oscar Piastri in Sao Paulo Practice
Lando Norris has beaten his teammate at all of the previous five grands prix.
The McLaren driver narrowly beat fellow driver and championship contender the Australian for the top spot in the dying seconds of the practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The British racer, who grabbed the title advantage from his teammate by just one point after his victory in Mexico City two weeks ago, outpaced the Melbourne-born driver by 0.023 seconds.
Before then, Piastri had been the fastest McLaren driver for most of the session before the sprint shootout scheduled for 6:30 PM GMT.
The Red Bull star, the sole remaining contender in realistic title contention, lying 36 points behind Norris, ended up 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, though minor, when he spun at Turn Four soon after starting.
Tsunoda spun out over the exit kerbs before rotating through the run-off area, and was fortunate to get away with just a light touch 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 before the last turn on to the pit straight.
Hamilton ended the session in P19, just behind teammate Charles Leclerc.
The McLaren drivers were far ahead of the rest of the field, with the German's Sauber in third, over half a second off the Australian's time.
The Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso was fourth quickest, with the Sauber of Bortoleto fifth from the Mercedes of George Russell and the Alpine of Gasly and Williams' Carlos Sainz.