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Originally Posted by mjgt
I would say yes, race teams that are a bit marginal on fuel often run the fuel through a cooler to increase capacity.
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That's right, Mick, although, like most things in racing, it's now regulated. For example, in MotoGP, since 2015, the fuel cannot be chilled more than 15⁰ C below ambient temperature. There must also be an overflow tank to cater for expansion with a non-return valve. That means any fuel expelled from the tank on the grid due to expansion is lost, hence the use of forceps mentioned by slob.