[jabagawee]

There are racing series outside of Formula 1 that provide drivers with the same [1][2] hardware and aim to test their piloting skills, and there are yet other series where different cars are given handicaps to maintain a "balance of performance" between them. You may already watch a lot of motorsport, but for anyone who is interested to learn more: some spec series include IndyCar, F2, Super Formula, and Formula E.

[1] modulo some natural variance, leading to situations where a wealthy go-karting competitor can buy a dozen of the same go-kart and pick the engine with the most horsepower

[2] modulo differences in finding the setup of the vehicle, which can be done more effectively if you have the best engineering team or otherwise throw the most time and money at it

[ok_dad]

I think the best racing is even smaller, like TCRs, Mazdas, and Clio cup. The series you mentioned are great but they’re all open wheel formula racing, which is fast and tends to be less about car to car racing and more about perfection and absolutely sending it when others make mistakes. One make or multiclass races are the best, though, you are correct. GT racing and F1 are all different cars with different performance and you get hot cars with bad BoPs.