Having a new mode in F1 will also be a big refreshment for fans, organizations, and also the drivers in my opinion. Yes, there will be haters for a new mode but I think that it's worth a try. As we are not replacing the current mode, if things go south, the new mode could be shut down. But I really want that the better drivers to get rewarded for their driving skills rather than relying on their organization to make a better car.
Like I said earlier, we have that and it is called indycar. People do not watch indycar as much as they watch f1 right now. Which shows you that either f1 is better at marketing, or indycar is not what people really want. There is really no true "competition" in those ones, I mean there is, obviously good racers still win more than bad ones, but it is not hamilton vs max type of deal, there are so many winners and so many different results and nobody dominates at all.
You may think that it is a good thing that nobody dominates, and I would agree that after a certain threshold it is not good, but zero domination also makes it super boring. ANYONE can win any race, and that is not really fun, you want to know where you stand and what are your chances. I am of course just guessing, the only data we have in our hands is that f1 is known a lot more than indycar.