Red Bulls lack charge in Q1.

Red Bull Racing duo David Coulthard and Robert Doornbos headlined the list of those failing to make the cut in the first round of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, having been dumped into the 'drop zone' by others' late escapes. Once again, Coulthard was undone by future team-mate Mark Webber, who posted a last-ditch lap to haul his Williams into tenth spot as the chequered flag fell, while Doornbos preceded the Scot into the bottom six when Giancarlo Fisichella completed his first flying lap with two minutes to run.

Neither Red Bull was on track at the close, leaving them powerless to avoid joining Sakon Yamamoto - let down by his Super Aguri mechanicals on home soil - Tiago Monteiro, Takuma Sato and Scott Speed, the American completing a miserable 15 minutes for the Red Bull brand. Toro Rosso team-mate Tonio Liuzzi at least ensured that there ...