🔗 Share this article Norris Edges Out Oscar Piastri in Brazilian Practice The British driver has outscored his teammate at all of the last five grands prix. The McLaren driver narrowly beat fellow driver and title rival Oscar Piastri for the fastest time in the dying seconds of the practice session at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Norris, who took the title advantage from Piastri by one point after winning in the Mexican Grand Prix recently, beat the Australian by a mere 0.023s. Earlier in the session, Oscar Piastri had been the fastest McLaren driver during the running before the sprint shootout due at 18:30 GMT. Max Verstappen, the other racer in the championship fight, trailing with a 36-point deficit behind Norris, was classified in 17th position as his team ran a alternative strategy. His teammate the Japanese driver was the sole competitor to go off, though minor, when he spun at Turn Four soon after starting. Tsunoda spun out over the curbs on exit before rotating through the escape zone, and was lucky to get away with just a slight brush of the fence. The Ferrari of the seven-time champion also had a spin, at the conclusion of the session, turning around through the fast downhill Mergulho turn approaching the final bend on to the pit straight. The veteran ended the session in P19, trailing teammate the Monegasque driver. Norris and Piastri were far ahead of the remaining drivers, with Nico Hulkenberg's Sauber third fastest, over half a second slower than Piastri's pace. The Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso was fourth fastest, with Sauber's Bortoleto fifth from Mercedes' Russell and Alpine's Gasly and the Williams of Carlos Sainz.