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'Very slow' Whincup in Supercars strife

Just a week ago, Jamie Whincup sat second in the Supercars championship.

The seven-time champion was Scott McLaughlin's closest title opponent before the Symmons Plains meet, sitting 31 points behind the DJR Team Penske ace.

Three races later, that gap is 10 times worse, and that's no exaggeration.

After yet another disastrous day out, this time on Phillip Island, Whincup sits a whopping 310 points behind Whincup, and seventh in the standings.

"I can't remember a car with so little grip. I'd have to go back 15 years, I reckon," Whincup said on Saturday.

"The car is very, very slow - just no performance.