Verstappen: Bahrain F1 GP “couldn’t have gone better”
The reigning world champion kick-started his title defence with a maximum score, leading from lights to flag plus earned the bonus point for recording the fastest lap of the race.Beating team-mate Sergio Perez by 22.4 seconds, with Carlos Sainz a further 2.5s adrift to finish third, Verstappen reckoned the GP surpassed his expectations as he…