Virtually everything in F1 is artificial. Take the tyres again, why in the world would you have to use both primes and options? Artificial right there.
My point is, being artificial does not make an aspect necessarily bad. Some artificial stuff is good, some isn't.
Dunno about artificial myself, just using that term with Cpt. J
Almost everything in the F1 rules is about making cars slower. No double diffusers, no (traditional) blown diffusers, no F-ducts, no ground effects, no V10/V12/turbos, grooved tyres back in the day, etc etc etc
If a rule is bad if it forces cars to be slower then you should do away with pretty much every rule in the book. Hell, bring back a six-wheeled car with a fan for suction and an old-fashioned turbo
We have more stops now than ever before (I think, dunno about the dark ages).