SUZUKA, Japan - McLaren's Lando Norris said he will have his best chance in recent memory of beating Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez when he lines up just behind the pair for Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.

Norris, who finished third in Saturday's qualifying, less than three tenths of a second behind pace-setting world champion Verstappen, was asked whether he could pip the team who have dominated Formula One in recent seasons.