LANDO NORRIS LAUNCHES LN4 FUSION TO SUPPORT YOUNG DRIVERS
Lando Norris has entered team ownership with LN4 Fusion, a new junior racing project that will begin competing in 2027. The aim is to give young drivers a clearer path through the lower categories and towards Formula 1.
The team plans to compete in Italian Formula 4, the Formula Regional European Championship and FIA Formula 3. It also wants to enter British F4 and Formula 2, which would allow it to cover several steps of the junior single-seater ladder.
LN4 Fusion has acquired assets from AIX Racing, including its FIA F3 entry. The project will be led by former Prema team principal René Rosin, while Guillaume Capietto, Prema’s former technical director, will serve as racing director. Dan Hazlewood will lead the UK operations.
Alongside the team, Norris has launched the LN4 Legacy Programme. This is a separate, fully funded driver development initiative designed to support talented young drivers who may not have the money needed to continue racing. The programme will offer financial help, coaching, mentoring and career guidance.
Norris said the project is about helping drivers who are not as fortunate as others and removing the financial barriers that can stop talented racers from moving forward. He also wants to support drivers from karting onwards, rather than only helping them once they reach the higher categories.
The choice of René Rosin is important for the project. Rosin comes from Prema Racing, one of the best-known teams in junior single-seater racing, and brings experience in developing drivers through the categories below Formula 1.
Norris is also drawing on his own experience. Before reaching Formula 1, he won the 2015 British Formula 4 title, the 2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship and the 2017 European Formula 3 championship. He then finished second in Formula 2 in 2018 before making his F1 debut with McLaren in 2019.
LN4 Fusion will be based in Veneto, Italy, with a UK base in Cambridgeshire. The project is intended to become a long-term operation in junior motorsport, rather than a short-term team built around Norris’s current F1 career.
LN4 Fusion’s first season in 2027 will show how quickly the project can establish itself in the junior categories. Its success will depend not only on results, but also on whether it can give drivers the financial and professional support needed to progress through the ladder.
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