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Oscar Piastri beat McLaren team-mate and title contender Lando Norris to take pole position for the sprint race at the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix on Friday. Norris had clocked a strong time to go almost three tenths clear of Piastri, but the Australian improved to post the best time of 1 minute 08.899 seconds. It was a tricky session but Im happy to have qualified on pole. My first lap didnt feel amazing so I knew I could improve, and my second lap felt good and the tyres held on. Ill try and win but well see, Piastri said. Norris skipped his second lap and finished 0.029s behind P