Lando Norris launches LN4 Fusion junior team for 2027 racing

Formula One world champion Lando Norris has co-founded LN4 Fusion, a junior single-seater team that plans to begin racing in 2027 and create a pathway for young drivers from karting toward the sport’s top tiers.

The new operation has confirmed programmes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, the Italian Formula 4 Championship and the FIA Formula Regional European Championship. It is also developing a British F4 entry and has applied to compete in Formula 2.

LN4 Fusion has acquired key assets from Germany’s AIX Racing, whose Formula 3 entry runs through the end of the 2027 season. The organisation is establishing a European headquarters in Veneto, northern Italy, while a base in Cambridgeshire is developing its British F4 programme.

Norris will take an active role and has committed personal funding alongside an investment group. The project also includes the LN4 Legacy programme, which aims to identify drivers from karting onward and provide financial, coaching, performance and career support.

René Rosin, formerly principal and managing director of the successful junior team Prema, has been appointed team principal. Fusion Motorsport’s karting operation will contribute personnel and experience, with Dan Hazlewood overseeing the UK programme.

The initiative addresses one of junior motorsport’s persistent barriers: talented drivers often need extensive funding and specialist support to advance through the feeder series. Norris, who won the Formula One world championship with McLaren in 2025, said the team and development programme were intended to widen access to those opportunities.

Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali welcomed the investment, describing Formula 3 and Formula 2 as crucial parts of the pathway into Formula One.