Yesterday Driveclub Game Director Paul Rustchynsky teased new elite levels coming to the game with a patch next week. Today he explained how they work on Twitter.

He also mentioned that the previously teased new difficulty settings will include both easier and harder options:

Rustchynsky then teased further, mentioning that the DLC cars coming this month are from four different manufacturers.

Finally, he also explained that new "exciting content" will still come after the end of the season pass. What will it be? Rustchynsky declined to give more information, but color me excited.