"Hurts your soul": Why F1 drivers were so upset after Suzuka qualifying

If qualifying is supposed to be the ultimate test of driver skill and all-out car performance, then F1's Saturday afternoons are far removed from that axiom.<br>The 2026 power unit compromises which have yielded some action-packed racing so far have also destroyed the essence of qualifying - at least for now, as F1 has a couple of weeks to figure itself out before May's Miami GrandĀ Prix amid ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/the-more-you-push-the-slower-you-go-japan-odd-f1-qualifying-explained/10809046/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>