India, May 7 -- Max Verstappen praised Lando Norris for a "deserved" Formula One victory, as the Red Bull driver conceded defeat to his McLaren adversary at the end of a thrilling Miami Grand Prix.

Verstappen dominated the early portions of Sunday's race but lost the lead to Norris due to a mid-race Safety Car, with the Dutchman stopping just before it was deployed and the Briton changing tyres beneath it.

When the race resumed, Norris was under pressure from Verstappen, but he held on to first place and performed a solid effort over the final laps to capture the checkered flag.

"You win, you lose. We're all used to that in racing, right? Today was a bit tricky. I think already on the medium [tyres] it didn't feel fantastic, we were pu...