Van Gisbergen revealed last season – despite the overwhelming success for he and the team – was steep learning curve for all involved, given it was Whincup’s first year out of a race seat.

“It’s pretty cool that we can have that relationship after being teammates for years and even though he’s now my boss, he’s still happy to be a friend as well.” “He’s been through all this stuff before and for someone like him, who has won six or seven championships, how he kept himself motivated and kept focused, I do lean on him for advice in those situations and our contract chat was more about that stuff than the contract itself,” the Kiwi revealed. When it came time to put pen to paper, van Gisbergen revealed some key advice from team boss Jamie Whincup helped put things into perspective. Those challenges of our sport – it’s always evolving – and to me, that’s what I enjoy.” “It’s cool pushing along, learning things with a group of people and a solid team around you, trying to make things better. Shane van Gisbergen has ended months of speculation “This year with the car change adds even more challenges. “I just love being part of this team and especially the past couple of years with how we’ve gone, the people I’ve gotten to work with and what we have achieved,” he said. I wasn’t really stressed about it or anything, but for sure it’s nice to lock it away.”įresh from a historic 2022 campaign in which he broke Scott McLaughlin’s record for most race wins in a single season, van Gisbergen no doubt had suitors lining up around the block to snag his signature – and not just in Supercars.īut having helped build a new-look Triple Eight family into a familiar force within the paddock, the 33 year old says he “never gets sick” of facing fresh challenges with his team. “It wasn’t really affecting me in any way. “We’ve always been on the same page with it and it’s normally a pretty easy decision to stay with Triple Eight – it’s the best team, after all,” he said. The top team in Supercars has re-signed the category’s best driver, ending months of speculation around the future of three-time champion, Shane van Gisbergen.Īfter hinting late last year that he would wait to re-sign with the team until he had made up his mind on the Gen3 Supercars experience, van Gisbergen told News Corp it was a painless decision to ink a fresh multi-year deal with Triple Eight Race Engineering. Red Bull fans can finally take a breath – he’s not going anywhere.

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