This year's Formula 1 cars are truly complex pieces of kit. The technology's impressive and, speaking as a mechanic, that's one of the things that makes working in this sport such a privilege.
To be at the cutting edge of technological advancement, to be there when some of the most inventive and ingenious ideas are brought to life, is the reason many of us got involved in the first place.
At the beginning of 2014, many people predicted a disaster, suggesting races might end with a mere handful of finishers and that the sport might be ridiculed as a result. In all honesty, many of us inside F1 wondered the same after pre-season testing.