It’s still just under three months until the first race, but already the Formula Two grid is full, and the championship has been relaunched.

There’s a new website, and the Williams-designed car has been unveiled at Brands Hatch.

The best news is hidden here, announcing that the races will be broadcast freely online. This is excellent news for those – like me – without Eurosport, and only sensible if they want to maximise their audience.

Jonathan Palmer, boss of series promoter MotorSport Vision, has naturally been declaring it all a massive success before it’s even started. Which, to be fair, it probably is.

It’s the level playing field – because all cars are run by MotorSport Vision rather than by individual teams – and low cost of competing that have been grabbing headlines. Palmer:

“I had to fight to make my own way to F1 without a lot of parental funding, or funding from anywhere… It has long been an aim of mine to create a path that gives drivers an opportunity to make their way at a good value.”

Which is why his son, Jolyon Palmer, is taking part in the first season. As is Alex Brundle, son of Martin. And Henry Surtees, son of John. Nope, no parental help there.

I shouldn’t be cynical though: those drivers deserve their places. And I’m genuinely excited about Formula Two: established international names like ex-GP2 driver Andy Soucek racing against relative upstarts like Alex Brundle is going to be absolutely fascinating.