World champion Max Verstappen coasted to victory ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez at the season opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on Saturday as Red Bull continued their dominance from the past campaigns. Verstappen destroyed the field after winning the start from pole to claim his 55th career victory ahead of Perez and Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz under the Sakhir floodlights. History repeated itself as Verstappen and also won ahead of Perez 12 months ago which kickstarted a totally dominant season in which Red Bull won 21 of the 22 races, with Verstappen top in 19 of them for a third stra…