Jamie Whincup is confident that Gen3 will be good enough to convince Shane van Gisbergen to recommit to racing in Supercars.

Van Gisbergen revealed at the Gold Coast 500 that he is unwilling to sign a new contract to drive in the championship until he experiences a genuine improvement in the sporting contest with Gen3.

It was a comment which he reiterated in the hours after officially being crowned champion for the second year in a row and third time in total, despite a trying weekend at the Valo Adelaide 500.

Van Gisbergen’s stance puts Whincup in an interesting position as Triple Eight Race Engineering Managing Director/Team Principal.

Not only does that make him the New Zealander’s boss, but also one of the key figures in the Gen3 project given Triple Eight is the General Motors homologation team, and hence charged with developing the Chevrolet Camaro which will race from 2023.

He says he will wait for van Gisbergen to make his own decision, but believes it will be a positive reflection of the new breed of Supercar.

“Shane’s got a gig at Triple Eight for as long as he needs or as long as he wants to,” said the man who retired from full-time driving as a seven-time champion.

“But, we don’t employ or contract anybody who doesn’t want to be here.

“So, we’re giving him the opportunity to experience Gen3, to decide which way we’re going to go, but I’m confident in the car.

“Triple Eight has designed the car from the ground up;…