Verstappen's pole position time was an astonishing 1 minute 26.983 seconds, surpassing the two McLaren Mars Rovers.
Emulating the strong is an inevitable part of a rookie's career path.
However, it's extremely rare for a world champion-level strongman to emulate a newcomer.
The difficulty here isn't technical disparity, after all, Confucius once said, "Among any three people walking, I will find something to learn for sure." Every driver has their unique brilliance, and even a hexagonal warrior only lacks weaknesses, not that they are the best in every aspect of the paddock.
The main difficulty lies in one's pride.
It takes immense courage and a humble mindset for the strongest in the paddock to lower their pride to learn from a newcomer; this is something most people find hard to achieve, to be honest.
But Alonso did it.
He never forgot the scene when he was initially overtaken by this young Chinese rookie, Chen Xiangbei, during their first encounter.
