Norris Leads Oscar Piastri in Sao Paulo Practice
The British driver has beaten Oscar Piastri at each of the past five grands prix.
The McLaren driver just pipped fellow driver and title rival the Australian for the top spot in the dying seconds of practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Norris, who grabbed the points lead from his teammate by a single point after winning in Mexico City two weeks ago, outpaced the Melbourne-born driver by a tiny margin of 0.023secs.
Until that point, Oscar Piastri had been the leading McLaren throughout the hour before the sprint shootout due at 18:30 GMT.
The Red Bull star, the only other driver in the championship fight, trailing 36 points behind behind Norris, finished in 17th position as his team followed a alternative strategy.
Verstappen's team-mate the Japanese driver was the only driver to have an incident, though minor, when he spun at corner four soon after starting.
The Japanese slid over the curbs on exit before spinning across the run-off area, and was fortunate to get away with just a minor contact of the barrier.
Ferrari's the seven-time champion also had a spin, at the conclusion of the session, rotating twice through the high-speed Mergulho corner leading to the final bend on to the main straight.
Hamilton wrapped up in 19th, one place behind team-mate the Monegasque driver.
The McLaren pair were significantly quicker of the other competitors, with the German's car in third, over half a second behind the Australian's time.
The Aston Martin of the Spanish driver was fourth quickest, with the Sauber of Bortoleto in front of Mercedes' George Russell and Alpine's Pierre Gasly and Williams' Carlos Sainz.
