Whiddett had a full day working with Van Gisbergen, who lies second in the Supercars championship at present, around learning to "drive straight" in race mode.
"It has helped a lot," Whiddett says. "I probably push a little hard so one of the key things he has been telling me is to slow down. If you slow down you can go faster around and faster out of the corner. I am used to be very responsive with the steering - I am aggressive with the wheel, aggressive with the brakes and it upsets the car too much.
"We have actually started with a little front wheel drive Corolla, which is no more than 100 horsepower, which is the last car I thought I would be driving. It has been good to learn a few of the basics in that though."
Van Gisbergen, who will be one of the favourites to win the Sandown 500 this week, says Whiddett has the natural skill to be successful.
"He is good," Van Gisbergen explains. "It is easier to slow someone down than it is to speed them up. Obviously he is not scared. He just needs to get smoother and work on a few braking bits.
"I find the same when I go drifting. The first thing I do when racing is as soon as a find the car sliding I correct it where he lets it slide. It is just our instincts are different. When I go drifting I have to remember let it hang out a bit."
"But the natural talent is so high - he'll be fine after a little bit of coaching.
"He's in a good car with Klark so he will be fine."
