Kiwi Shane van Gisbergen and Triple Eight Race Engineering have already won the drivers’ and teams’ championships, but team principal Jamie Whincup is not resting on his laurels ahead of the the final round of the 2022 Supercars championship this weekend in Adelaide.
Van Gisbergen has been the dominant driver by far this year, setting a record for race wins — 21 from 32 races — and a further six podium finishes. Such is the Kiwi’s drive to succeed, do not expect him to sit back and let someone else take all the accolades this weekend.
“One of the reasons he [van Gisbergen] has won 20-something races this year is the great partnership and understanding with his engineer [Andrew Edwards] and the rest of the team,” Whincup told the Herald.
“When you align the best driver in the best car and it’s all working well that’s when you win a lot of races.
“He does what all great athletes in any sport do. He has great discipline in what he does, the will to win and get better. To me, what I see in Shane and what he does best is not get complacent.
“It’s so easy to get caught up in your own media. He isn’t interested in the media or how many points’ buffer he has, he just wants to do his best every time he goes out on track.
“This weekend will be no different. He’ll go out [this weekend] driving like he’s 100 points behind someone [and not the champion elect].”
And van Gisbergen was…
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