Did you play the first game?
Because what you described is nothing like Horizon. The story in Horizon consists of race until you unlock the final and win that to become the champion. There are no bad cutscenes, beyond receiving new wristbands and they last all of about 5 seconds. There are no levels, just a bunch of different races to choose from. And there are no cutscenes when you arrive at the race.
If you hate open world then that's fine, however what you're talking about isn't Horizon.