Lando Norris, the current F1 world champion, has co-founded a new junior, single-seater racing team named LN4 Fusion. The team will compete in various championships, including the feeder series for Formula One, F3, and F2, with the aim of helping young drivers reach the top level of motorsport.
Norris's involvement, which includes a personal financial commitment alongside an investment group, represents the first time an F1 world champion has directly backed a team in the modern junior single-seater era. As part of this initiative, he has also established the LN4 Legacy programme, a driver development initiative designed to identify and support talent from karting upwards, offering financial, coaching, performance, and career assistance.
The McLaren driver launched the project at an event in Monza, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix. Norris stated, "I know that getting to Formula One takes so much more than just talent. You need the right people around you, the right support and the right opportunities at the right time." He added that the projects aim to create opportunities for the next generation both on and off the track.
LN4 Fusion intends to compete across a range of championships starting next year, with confirmed programmes in F3 for 2027, as well as the Italian F4 Championship and the FIA Formula Regional European Championship. The team has acquired key assets from German team AIX Racing, which holds an F3 entry until the end of the 2027 season and has applied for F2 Championship participation.
René Rosin, formerly of the Prema team, has been appointed as team principal for LN4 Fusion. F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali welcomed Norris's active role, stating it is an "incredible statement on how much the pyramid of Formula 3 and Formula 2 is crucial to the future of Formula One."