Photos: Tech takes centre stage at Formula 1

Nico Rosberg tries to convince journalists in Sydney that he is most certainly not a nerd.

AT&T Williams mechanics make final adjustments before the car is set loose onto the track.

Each day during the race weekend, the pit area is opened to a few hundred lucky guests for a short time.

This Red Bull mechanic seems to be using Gaffer tape to fix something under the car.

The BMW Sauber team stack up their spare body parts. Note, they are one of the few teams to use Intel-based machines. The majority, including Ferrari, opt for AMD.

A pre-race peek inside BMW Sauber's pit.

Ferrari's red never fails to catch the eye. Race winner Kimi Raikkonen will be pleased the mechanics managed to put his car together in time.

These massive tyres are designed to disperse 10 litres of water per second. At top speed, they rotate around 50 times per second.

A long line of screens on the pit wall allow organisers to keep a close eye on the race proceedings.

AT&T Williams mechanics make some space in the pit for another car.

Nico Rosberg finishes a photoshoot with journalists -- just behind the AT&T Williams pit area.

Inside the AT&T Williams pits they fit electric doonas on all their tyres.

An AT&T spokesperson explains that the doonas ensure that tyres remain at their optimum racing temperature before being fitted onto a cars.

David Coulthard, before the race in which his optimistic manoeuvre not only knocked him and AT&T Williams' Wurz out of the race, proved to many F1 fans that Red Bull does actually give you wings.

This is about as close as most race goers will be able to get to the F1 Paddock Club's corporate hospitality tents.

Melbourne's Albert Park catches F1 fever.

These vehicles didn't quite make it through qualifying this year.