Norris Tops Piastri in Sao Paulo Practice
The British driver has outperformed his teammate at each of the previous five race weekends.
The McLaren driver edged out team-mate and title rival the Australian for the top spot in the final moments of practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Norris, who seized the title advantage from his teammate by just one point after winning in Mexico City a fortnight back, beat the Melbourne-born driver by a mere 0.023s.
Before then, Oscar Piastri had been the fastest McLaren driver for most of the session before sprint qualifying scheduled for 18:30 GMT.
The Red Bull star, the only other driver in the points battle, sitting 36 points behind Norris, finished in P17 as his Red Bull team followed a alternative strategy.
Verstappen's team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was the sole competitor to go off, albeit lightly, when he rotated at Turn Four during the early running.
The Japanese spun out over the track edges before sliding over the run-off area, and was fortunate to avoid just a light touch of the fence.
Ferrari's the seven-time champion also lost it, at the conclusion of the practice, spinning around through the quick descending Mergulho corner leading to the last turn on to the main straight.
The veteran ended the session in P19, one place behind teammate Charles Leclerc.
Norris and Piastri were well clear of the other competitors, with the German's Sauber third fastest, 0.619 seconds off Piastri's pace.
The Aston Martin of the Spanish driver was in fourth, with the Sauber of Bortoleto fifth from the Mercedes of George Russell and Alpine's Gasly and Williams' Carlos Sainz.
