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Very little in the way of 'invention' finds its way on to road cars. F1 tends to take existing technology from either the aerospace/car manufacturers and refine it, so that it can help to refine road cars. But, generally speaking, most of the things on an F1 car are there to make an F1 car go faster. Road cars don't need 18,000 rpm engines or gearboxes that change gear in the blink of an eye. Nor do they need hour upon hour of wind tunnel testing or suspension that is made from carbon fibre.
Some road cars are fitted with carbon fibre brakes, but the cost for little gain in 'real world' braking performance and the cost of frequent replacement, means that they are more 'bling' than a real step forward.
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