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Photos: Tech takes centre stage at Formula 1 By Munir Kotadia, ZDNet Australia March 23, 2007 URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/hardware/soa/Photos-Tech-takes-centre-stage-at-Formula-1/0,139023759,339274348,00.htm
Action snaps before last weekend's Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix kicked off in Melbourne's Albert Park. 
Nico Rosberg tries to convince journalists in Sydney that he is most certainly not a nerd. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
AT&T Williams mechanics make final adjustments before the car is set loose onto the track. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
Each day during the race weekend, the pit area is opened to a few hundred lucky guests for a short time. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
This Red Bull mechanic seems to be using Gaffer tape to fix something under the car. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
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. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
A pre-race peek inside BMW Sauber's pit. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
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. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
These massive tyres are designed to disperse 10 litres of water per second. At top speed, they rotate around 50 times per second. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
A long line of screens on the pit wall allow organisers to keep a close eye on the race proceedings. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
AT&T Williams mechanics make some space in the pit for another car. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
Nico Rosberg finishes a photoshoot with journalists -- just behind the AT&T Williams pit area. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
Inside the AT&T Williams pits they fit electric doonas on all their tyres. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
An AT&T spokesperson explains that the doonas ensure that tyres remain at their optimum racing temperature before being fitted onto a cars. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
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. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
This is about as close as most race goers will be able to get to the F1 Paddock Club's corporate hospitality tents. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia 
Melbourne's Albert Park catches F1 fever. Credit: Munir Kotadia/ZDNet Australia
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