Lando Norris claimed pole position for Saturday's Sprint at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as his title rivals Oscar Piastri took third and Max Verstappen was only sixth.

Championship leader Norris set two laps good enough for Sprint pole as he beat Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli by 0.097s and Piastri by nearly two tenths.

It is a continuation of Norris' strong form as he turned around a 34-point deficit to Piastri into a one-point lead in the Drivers' Championship with four rounds to go.

Verstappen never looked like challenging at the front and is set to see his 36-point disadvantage to Norris increase after Saturday's Sprint at 2pm (build-up from 1pm), live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event .

Red Bull struggled throughout Friday and Verstappen will be relying on the threat of

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