Norris co-founds multi-series junior team

Lando Norris has become a co-founder of LN4 Fusion, a new junior team set to compete in multiple categories including Formula 4, FRECA, Formula 3 and future plans to race in Formula 2.

The defending Formula 1 world champion has joined forces with Fusion Motorsport – an established karting team – to back the project developed by experienced executive Dan Richards along with what is described as a “high-profile investment group”. The team will be run by former Prema boss Rene Rosin as team principal, bringing valuable multi-championship expertise to lead the sporting program.

LN4 Fusion has already confirmed entries in the Italian F4 Championship, FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA) and FIA Formula 3 Championship, acquiring selected assets of AIX Racing – including its F3 entry – while also confirming it will enter the F2 selection process for 2027.

Alongside the racing team, Norris is also launching a fully funded driver development program operated by ADD Management – the group that guided him to F1 – and former Alpine director Junior Rouse.

“I’ve been really lucky to have some amazing people around me throughout my career, and I know that getting to Formula 1 takes so much more than just talent,” Norris said. “You need the right people around you, the right support and the right opportunities at the right time.

“That’s what these two projects are all about. LN4 Fusion is about building a race team that can compete with the best in junior motorsport, with great people and a great environment for drivers to develop. The LN4 Legacy Program is about helping talented young drivers get opportunities they might not otherwise have.

“For me, they naturally fit together. I want to help create opportunities for the next generation, both on and off the track, and hopefully make a real difference to young drivers coming through the sport.

“I’m also really grateful to TUMI and Monster for coming on this journey with us. They’ve supported me personally for a long time, so it’s really cool to have them backing what we’re building with LN4 Fusion and the LN4 Legacy Program. We’ve got a few more of my partners joining us as well, which I’m looking forward to sharing soon.”

Rosin will oversee LN4 Fusion’s European categories out of its principal headquarters in Veneto, northern Italy, while LN4 Fusion’s UK operations will be run by Dan Hazlewood out of a Cambridgeshire base where British F4 testing is already underway.

“Motorsport has always been my passion and my professional life,” Rosin said. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute my experience to an independent, vision-driven sporting program with strong backing, a clear long-term vision and the resources required to build it properly.

“Having Lando on board adds a further dimension to this project. He has come through the junior single-seater ranks and understands its demands. His involvement will make a real difference to the team.

“We want to develop a pathway through junior single-seaters and create an environment in which drivers, engineers and sporting personnel can perform at the highest level. My role is to focus on racing: building and managing the sporting program, creating the right technical environment and helping the team become competitive.”