(Reuters) - Sergio Perez's first race for Red Bull was almost over before it started in Bahrain on Sunday but the experienced Mexican kept his cool to progress from pit lane to fifth in Formula One's season-opener.
He even wound up a winner, taking the fan vote for driver of the day with 27.7% to his team mate and grand prix runner-up Max Verstappen's 16.8%.
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