I agree, chasing records is fast but certainly not as fun as good racing. Seems to me they prefer the current risk for a certain bit of car control.
You're not alone in wanting almost zero downforce. Been crying for that more than a decade now. I'd like to get back to the 50's-60's. relatively. Like four wheel drifting Jim Clark stuff.
If they want to be relevant they need to focus where cars matter. (If they're going to much longer) Flippy bits just aren't that.
Of course, if they did that. Each team would probably need an extra chassis or two for testing.
Haas would need maybe 5.