Lando Norris launches junior racing team LN4 Fusion for 2027
ESPN F1 • 2 min read • Latest: Sep 2, 2026, 6:03 PM
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
F1 world champion Lando Norris has announced the formation of his own junior single-seater racing team, LN4 Fusion. The team will begin competition in 2027 across multiple championships, including Formula 3 and Italian F4, with plans for future entry into British F4 and Formula 2. To facilitate this expansion, the organization has acquired assets from the existing AIX Racing team. Operations will be split between a primary headquarters in Veneto, Italy, and a secondary facility in Cambridgeshire, England. Beyond the racing team, Norris is launching the LN4 Legacy Programme, an independent driver development initiative designed to assist talented young racers who lack the necessary financial backing to advance through the motorsport ranks. The development program is operated by ADD Management and led by Julian Rouse.
- •LN4 Fusion will enter multiple junior championships starting in 2027.
- •The team acquired specific assets from Formula 3 outfit AIX Racing.
- •Operations will be based in Italy and the United Kingdom.
- •The LN4 Legacy Programme will provide financial support for developing drivers.
- •Julian Rouse will serve as the director for the driver development initiative.
- 7:00 PMESPN F1 — Norris announces junior racing team 'LN4 Fusion'
- 6:06 PMThe Guardian Sport — Lando Norris launches LN4 Fusion team to develop young drivers in F1 and motorsport
"F1 champion first to back junior team in single-seater era Norris also creates legacy programme to support talent Lando Norris has co-founded a new junior, single-seater racing team. Named LN4 Fusion it will compete in multiple championships including the feeder series for Formula One, F3 and F2, as the current F1 world champion commits to helping young drivers make it to the top level in motorsport. Norris’s involvement, including a personal financial undertaking 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 the project he has also established the LN4 Legacy programme, a driver development initiative designed to identify and support talent coming through the ranks from karting upwards and then provide assistance financially as well as in coaching, performance and career support. Continue reading...
"Defending Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has co-founded a junior racing team which will compete in several of the sport's leading developmental categories from 2027 onwards.
"Lando Norris has launched a new junior single-seater team, LN4 Fusion, which will race in multiple championships in 2027.
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External links- ESPN F1Sep 2, 2026, 7:00 PMNorris announces junior racing team 'LN4 Fusion'
Defending Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has co-founded a junior racing team which will compete in several of the sport's leading developmental categories from 2027 onwards.
- The Guardian SportSep 2, 2026, 6:06 PMLando Norris launches LN4 Fusion team to develop young drivers in F1 and motorsport
F1 champion first to back junior team in single-seater era Norris also creates legacy programme to support talent Lando Norris has co-founded a new junior, single-seater racing team. Named LN4 Fusion it will compete in multiple championships including the feeder series for Formula One, F3 and F2, as the current F1 world champion commits to helping young drivers make it to the top level in motorsport. Norris’s involvement, including a personal financial undertaking 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 the project he has also established the LN4 Legacy programme, a driver development initiative designed to identify and support talent coming through the ranks from karting upwards and then provide assistance financially as well as in coaching, performance and career support. Continue reading...
- Sky Sports—Norris launches single-seater team LN4 Fusion ahead of 2027 debut
Lando Norris has launched a new junior single-seater team, LN4 Fusion, which will race in multiple championships in 2027.
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