F1 world champion Lando Norris launches junior racing team and legacy programme

By the Editorial Team · Thursday, September 3, 2026

Formula One world champion Lando Norris has launched LN4 Fusion, a junior racing team that will compete in Formula Three and aims to enter several other championships, alongside the LN4 Legacy Programme to support young drivers lacking financial backing. This initiative seeks to create a comprehensive development path for emerging talent, ensuring long-term involvement in motorsports beyond Norris's active racing career.

Formula One world champion Lando Norris has announced the creation of his own junior racing team, LN4 Fusion, as well as a legacy program aimed at supporting young racers. The launch took place on Wednesday in Monza, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix weekend.

The LN4 Fusion team is set to compete in the Formula Three championship next season, with additional plans to enter the Italian Formula Four and FIA Formula Regional European Championship (FREC). Norris also intends to secure a spot for the team in the Formula Two championship, which is widely regarded as the key stepping stone to Formula One.

At 26, Norris, who captured his first F1 title last season and has spent his entire Formula One career with McLaren since debuting in 2019, expressed his ambition to build the “best junior racing team in the world.” Emphasizing the importance of comprehensive support beyond raw talent, he said reaching F1 requires the right environment, people, and opportunities.

The LN4 Fusion team will be headquartered in Veneto, northern Italy, and operated under the leadership of team principal Rene Rosin. Norris co-founded the team with an investment group and highlighted the long-term nature of the project, envisioning it as a lasting presence in the motorsport community beyond his active Formula One career.

In parallel with the team launch, Norris introduced the LN4 Legacy Programme, described as an independent and fully funded initiative designed to assist promising young drivers who lack financial backing. The program aims to provide critical support both on and off the track to improve their chances of success in motor racing.

Norris shared on social media that having achieved his dream, he now seeks to help others realize theirs through this initiative. He noted the involvement of trusted individuals with broad motorsport experience to craft a winning environment. The team is also exploring competition opportunities in British Formula Four.

For Norris, the venture represents more than a business endeavor; it is an opportunity to remain deeply connected to racing. “I get to simply stay very involved in racing, and because this is a very long-term project, it’s not just a two-year, five-year, 10-year. Hopefully this is much longer,” he said. He emphasized that LN4 Fusion would be a personal team he can support and identify with, offering a platform to nurture future talent over many years.

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