Anyone remember the similar problem Jim Hall had 40 years ago?
His car developed down-force as a result of the on-board JLO snowmobile engine providing vacuum (reverse of a hovercraft).
Until it worked, no one said anything (like the true sportsmen they were: "I don't care if it's legal - until it hurts me").
Then he sorted t out, and they all vapor-locked.
Their first idea to "level the playing field" (only cars like we already have can win) was to add the blower engine's displacement to his engine size (even though this had no connection to the wheels, provided no motive force, added weight, etc.) and in general showing themselves to be poor sports and even worse engineers.
That wasn't enough, since the engine was only 17", so they simply outlawed the very basis for all modern race cars (traction is not limited to mass × tire contact patch × gravity) by fiat.
"Cheating" means "you did something I could have done, and did so openly and honestly, but I didn't think of it - so it must be wrong".
Remember the underlying principle of our ancestor sport: horse racing?
The purpose of racing is to improve the breed.
Any rule that punishes innovation requires careful scrutiny, and should be adopted only after less restrictive measures have been unsuccessful.