🔗 Share this article Norris Tops Oscar Piastri in Sao Paulo Practice Session Lando Norris has outperformed his teammate at all of the previous five race weekends. The McLaren driver edged out fellow driver and title rival Oscar Piastri for the quickest lap in the dying seconds of the practice session at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Norris, who grabbed the title advantage from Piastri by a single point after winning in the Mexican Grand Prix a fortnight back, topped the Melbourne-born driver by 0.023 seconds. Until that point, Oscar Piastri had been the leading McLaren throughout the hour before sprint qualifying due at the evening session. The Red Bull star, the sole remaining contender in the points battle, sitting 36 points behind Norris, ended up in P17 as his team opted for a alternative strategy. Verstappen's team-mate the Japanese driver was the sole competitor to go off, if briefly, when he spun at Turn Four early in the session. The Japanese spun out over the track edges before spinning across the run-off area, and was fortunate to avoid just a light touch of the barrier. The Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton also spun, at the conclusion of the practice, spinning around through the fast downhill corner before the final corner on to the pit straight. Hamilton finished practice in P19, one place behind teammate the Monegasque driver. Norris and Piastri were significantly quicker of the rest of the field, with the German's Sauber P3, over half a second off Piastri's pace. The Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso was fourth fastest, with the Sauber of Gabriel Bortoleto ahead of Mercedes' Russell and the Alpine of Gasly and the Williams of Carlos Sainz.