A few more drivers have been announced for the debut race at Sandown. As well as Rubens Barrichello, there is Tim Macrow, Tom Alexander, Matt Brabham, John Martin, Michael Gibson and Will Brown.
They have also announced a different kind of qualifying/race format, with two heat races that determine the grid for the feature race. After qualifying, the pole position winner gets to select their grid spot for the first heat, followed by subsequent drivers. The top 75% of the grid is then reversed for the second heat.
The announcement says that the results of the heat races will set the grid for the Main Race, but does not give details of how this is achieved. If nothing else it will ensure that things are not predictable!
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