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You're right. Nothing in F1 has ever been applied to road cars, and nothing in expensive cars ever trickles down to affordable cars.
VVT came from 1980's motorcycles? I don't understand.
"Dunlop’s development of caliper-type disc brakes for the Jaguar C-Type racer in 1953 that pushed the braking format we know today into the mainstream. They were reliable, dependable, and infinitely more effective than the then-ubiquitous drums; Jaguar’s victories at Le Mans were more than enough to convince manufacturers that this was the way to go for road cars."
Ok...so not from F1, my mistake. But my point still holds that the innovations in F1 (and other top end race series) do trickle down to mainstream cars. The new Alfa C4 uses a carbon fiber chassis...that's not due to the advances and common use in racing that made that possible? At the very least F1 tech trickles down to other racing series, which trickles down to mainstream cars.
FYI that's a 50K car with a carbon fiber tub...These things will be in mid-range cars in 10 years.
You will see a 30-40K turbo 4cyl hybrid car (ala Mclaren P1) on the road in 10 years.