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The aim of active suspension on F1 cars in the 90s was to keep the relationship of the car to road constant and therefore improve aerodynamic efficiency. On a road car, the objective would be to improve ride quality.
Current F1 front suspension geometry is appalling. However it doesn't matter because the suspension barely moves, and of course it is the way it is in the interest of aerodynamics.
I can see 2017 active suspension again being employed to optimise aero. It depends how far it is allowed to go. To what extent will the system be allowed to dynamically vary ride height, pitch angle, roll angle, etc? It could become a messy can of worms. On the other hand it might allow teams to have a single set of suspension components and to then develop and tune the car via software.
I remain open to persuasion either way.
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