Lando Norris delivered under intense pressure to take pole position for Saturday’s sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Norris, who reclaimed the world championship lead with a statement win in Mexico a fortnight ago, will have a golden opportunity to further extend his advantage with both of his title rivals behind him on the grid for Saturday’s 24-lap dash to the chequered flag in Interlagos.

Oscar Piastri , just one point adrift of Norris with 114 points still to play for across the remaining four contests, is third on the grid.

Max Verstappen, 36 points behind Norris, is only sixth as he complained his Red Bull was “completely broken” and “just undriveable”.

Amongst the championship contenders, Kimi Antonelli qualified second, with George Russell fourth in the other Mercedes.

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