The paper has revealed Piastri is set to sample Cam Waters’ Tickford Racing Ford Mustang behind closed doors at Calder Park on Tuesday.
It will form a pre-Australian Grand Prix promotion for sponsor Monster Energy, which backs the #6 Tickford entry and the McLaren Formula 1 team.
Piastri’s Supercars drive is set to be the latest in a series of such crossovers where teams share mutual sponsors.
The most recent came earlier this year when Max Verstappen drove a Red Bull-liveried Gen3 Mustang for a Ford video shoot.
In fact a total of eight drivers on this year’s F1 grid have sampled Supercars machinery in recent years.
Others are Fernando Alonso, Sergio Perez, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Liam Lawson, Valtteri Bottas and Arvid Lindblad.
Other memorable promos include Daniel Ricciardo driving a Kelly Racing Nissan Altima during AGP week at Calder back in 2019 courtesy of Castrol.
The March 5-8 Australian Grand Prix meeting will mark the opening round of the 2026 F1 season and Round 2 of the Supercars Championship.
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