I see a lot of people complaining about the controls, I didn't like the myself either sadly.
If I had to guess why, I’d say it's because most driving games don't control at all like this, left and right usually just turn the car counterclockwise and clockwise (respectively), no matter the orientation of the car relative to the camera.
I guess because of this, going against what everyone is accustomed to just makes the controls harder to get used to, making people dislike them.
If I were you, I’d just go for a traditional driving game control scheme, I don't see how controls like the ones you made add anything to the gameplay, in fact, I think they take away from the game feel.
Keep in mind I’m not at all an expert and this is just what I think, I’m only saying this because I saw you wanted feedback on the other comments.