The answer is **0.3 seconds**. Chilling the fuel tricks the sensor’s density calculations. The car burns more energy than the computer records. It’s free horsepower that doesn't show up on the FIA’s dashboard. The regulators didn't catch this. Their rivals did. Ferrari and Audi recently sent a joint "Request for Clarification" to the FIA. They didn't do it to be helpful; they did it because they realized they were behind and wanted to force a ban on their rivals' secret R&D. By asking if they were *also* allowed to use these tricks, they forced an emergency ban, nuking millions of dollars in competitor research. The 2026 title might have been decided this week—in an office, by a lawyer.