The McLaren driver sജat on provisional pole following the opening salvo of Q3 but ended up 0.537s adrift of Verstappen af🌳ter their respective final flying efforts. 

Norris, who was also beaten to pole by Verstappen at Silverstone earlier this year, expressed his frustrati😼on at no൲t being able to hold on to top spot in qualifying. 

“I'm happy still. ✤🐈P2 was a good result in these kind of conditions,” Norris said. 

"Every now and then you hope Max makes a mistake, but😼 he doesn't, so frustratinꩵg in a little way. But I'm very happy. The team did a good job. It was a chaotic qualifying and another P2.

Norris added: "The first half 𝄹of the [final] lap was mega but the second half was probably one of the worst secon꧟d halves I've done. So it peaked early on but I really enjoy these conditions.

"The driver peaked very ea൲rly! I'm taking the P2 stil🍒l.”

Norris ended 🥂qualifying as the highest-placed Briton, having edged out Mercedes’ George Russell and Alex Albon, who took a sensational fourth🌞 in his Williams. 

L💟ewis Hamilton could only manage 13th as he suffered a shock elimination in Q2.&🅘nbsp;

Norris’ te༺ammate Oscar Piastri qualiꦓfied eighth in the other McLaren.