Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One season and then went on to claim a 100th pole position for Red Bull ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez on a perfect Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix for the world champion. Verstappen topped the 19-lap sprint from fourth on the grid 13 seconds ahead of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Perez. Four hours later the Dutchman maintained his perfect qualifying season record for a regular grand prix when he clocked 1 minute 33.660 seconds on the 5.451-kilometre Shanghai International Circuit. Perez trailed by .322 of a…