Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris to a McLaren one-two in sprint qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

SAO PAULO : Oscar Piastri beat title-chasing McLaren team mate Lando Norris to pole position in qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint on Friday with Red Bull's Formula One leader Max Verstappen fourth fastest.Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start third.Australian Piastri lapped the Interlag

Piastri grabbed sprint pole in Sao Paulo ahead of Norris, but would be willing to swap positions if needed

Oscar Piastri started on pole with Lando Norris on the front row with him - both tasked with keeping Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen behind over 24 laps of the Interlagos track

SAO PAULO :McLaren locked out the front row for the Sao Paulo sprint on Friday with Oscar Piastri snatching pole position from team mate Lando Norris and Red Bull's Formula One leader Max Verstappen fourth fastest.Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start third in a race that brings eight points for the winner.

Oscar Piastri may have led most of the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint race from pole position but moved aside late on to allow team-mate Lando Norris to gain an extra point on Max Verstappen

Norris was gifted victory in the Brazilian GP sprint race after McLaren team-mate Piastri allowed him to pass to boost his drivers’ championship hopes.

Championship leader Max Verstappen will have a five-place grid penalty at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

SAO PAULO : Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen will take a five place grid penalty for Sunday's race in Brazil in a boost for McLaren rival Lando Norris.FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer said in a statement on Friday that the Dutch driver will be using his sixth internal combustion en