SÃO PAULO -- Lando Norris took pole position for Brazil's sprint race in what he hopes will be a weekend he takes a stranglehold on the Formula 1 drivers' championship.

Norris' lap of 1:09.243 was enough to start Saturday's sprint at the front of the grid, 0.097 seconds quicker than Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli and 0.185 quicker than McLaren teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri .

Norris snatched the championship lead from Piastri with a dominant win at the Mexican Grand Prix two weeks ago and appears to be the one to beat again this weekend.

There is one point between them in the championship standings. Points are handed out to the top eight finishers as 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, so the chance of building a big gap might be minimal should both finish, but with just four races le

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