The controls are well balanced, i agree going fast feels better, but i believe the rocket spins a too slowly, the faster you go the faster you would need to change direction, and since it spins quite slowly you can't really go that fast rn.
Very effective design, would love to see some attractive points, would make things less a straight line and it could be a great way to bring more difficulty if you add more levels rather than just having to go faster or being ultra precise