Lando Norris Leads Oscar Piastri in Brazilian Practice Session
The British driver has outperformed Oscar Piastri 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 closing stages of practice at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Norris, who grabbed the title advantage from his teammate by just one point after his victory in Mexico City recently, beat 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 scheduled for 18:30 GMT.
The Red Bull star, the only other driver in realistic title contention, sitting 36 points behind behind Norris, was classified in P17 as his team opted for a alternative strategy.
Verstappen's team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was the only driver to crash, though minor, when he rotated at Turn Four during the early running.
The Japanese spun out over the exit kerbs before spinning across the escape zone, and was lucky to escape with just a slight brush of the barrier.
Ferrari's the seven-time champion also lost it, at the final moments of the practice, rotating twice through the quick descending Mergulho corner leading to the last turn on to the main straight.
Hamilton finished practice in 19th, trailing team-mate Charles Leclerc.
The McLaren drivers were well clear of the other competitors, with the German's car third fastest, 0.619secs off Piastri's pace.
Aston Martin's the Spanish driver was in fourth, with the Sauber of Gabriel Bortoleto in front of Mercedes' George Russell and Alpine's Pierre Gasly and Williams' Carlos Sainz.
