After another processional Grand Prix, the entertainment value of Formula One is again under the spotlight. While the Circuit de Catalunya always tends to produce a borefest, it’s become a common occurrence in Grand Prix racing.
So with more motorsport than ever on pay TV, what should we be watching as an alternative to Formula One? If Formula One is boring us with its unspectacular cars, predictability and lack of overtaking, what will attract us to watch different categories?
MotoGP, the premier motorbike-racing category, has started 2015 well with an intriguing head-to-head battle between Honda and Yamaha, with young gun and current champion Marc Marquez up against veterans Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo.
MotoGP, like Formula One, can suffer from the odd tedious race with a lack of competitive depth beyond the factory-backed bikes, but with a resurgent Ducati and Suzuki in the mix, things are looking up.
Plus, in terms of outright entertaining racing, you can’t look past MotoGP’s feeder categories, Moto3 and Moto2, where the up-and-coming stars always put on a good show fuelled by youthful exuberance.
Elsewhere in Europe, the World Endurance Championship is building towards the Le Mans 24 Hours, with Toyota, Audi and Porsche all in with a shot of victory and Nissan set to debut its radical Nissan GT-R LM.
The length of the endurance races makes it difficult for casual fans to commit to following the series, though the racing has been entertaining and worthy of the hours needed to watch.
Across the Atlantic, IndyCars is preparing for its showpiece event, the Indy 500, with five different winners from its first five events. If you can get over the ugly new body styling of the cars and some below-par driving standards at times, then you can expect the unexpected from the North American alternative to Formula One.
Closer to home, the V8 Supercars season is shaping as a classic with six different winners across three manufacturers from the first nine races of the season.
While the series still hasn’t found the right sprint-race formula for the Saturday races, the Sunday 120-kilometre feature race with tyre strategy thrown into the mix has produced diverse results and intriguing racing.
For something a bit different from the norm, arguably the hottest motorsport category going around is Rallycross, combining rally and circuit racing in a revitalised series with world championship status and featured on Fox Sports.
So for those bored with Formula One, give these other motorsport categories a chance. You might be surprised by what you find.
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