{"id":4562,"date":"2026-10-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=4562"},"modified":"2026-10-28T09:02:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:02:46","slug":"lando-norris-wins-f2-grid-place-as-ln4-fusion-replaces-aix-racing-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f2\/lando-norris-wins-f2-grid-place-as-ln4-fusion-replaces-aix-racing-for-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris wins F2 grid place as LN4 Fusion replaces AIX Racing for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Lando Norris&#8217;s LN4 Fusion has been officially selected to compete in Formula 2 from 2027 to 2029<\/strong>, replacing AIX Racing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Formula 2 will retain <strong>11 teams and 22 cars<\/strong>, with ten existing entrants continuing into the next three-year cycle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The confirmation expands Norris&#8217;s junior racing operation, which already has programmes in Formula 3, Formula Regional and Formula 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lando Norris has secured a place on the Formula 2 grid for his LN4 Fusion racing team, with championship organisers officially confirming the project among the 11 entrants selected for the 2027\u20132029 seasons.<\/strong> The McLaren Formula 1 driver and 2025 World Champion will expand his junior single-seater operation into the category immediately below F1 after completing the selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement ends the uncertainty surrounding LN4 Fusion&#8217;s application. Norris launched the project in September after acquiring selected assets of AIX Racing, but a place in Formula 2 remained subject to approval for the championship&#8217;s next three-year cycle. The team will now take over AIX&#8217;s position on the grid rather than expand the number of entrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formula 2 confirms Norris&#8217;s team for 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 2 announced on Wednesday (October 28) that ten current teams had been retained, with LN4 Fusion completing the selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The championship will continue with 11 teams entering two cars each, maintaining its 22-driver field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LN4 Fusion will compete under an Italian licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 2 CEO Bruno Michel welcomed Norris&#8217;s entry, highlighting the experience and resources the new organisation brings to the championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I am also pleased to welcome LN4 Fusion to the grid,&#8221; Michel said in the official announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confirmation represents a significant step for Norris, whose own junior career included a Formula 2 campaign in 2018 before his move to McLaren in Formula 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confirmed FIA Formula 2 teams for 2027\u20132029<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Team<\/th><th>Licence<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>ART Grand Prix<\/td><td>France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Campos Racing<\/td><td>Spain<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>DAMS<\/td><td>France<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hitech<\/td><td>United Kingdom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Invicta Racing<\/td><td>United Kingdom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>LN4 Fusion<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Italy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MP Motorsport<\/td><td>Netherlands<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PREMA Racing<\/td><td>Italy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rodin Motorsport<\/td><td>New Zealand<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TRIDENT<\/td><td>Italy<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Van Amersfoort Racing<\/td><td>Netherlands<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Official selection published by Formula 2 on October 28, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AIX Racing does not appear in the new selection, with LN4 Fusion taking its place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement does not identify the two drivers who will compete for Norris&#8217;s team in Formula 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Norris builds a development pathway towards Formula 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LN4 Fusion was created as a multi-category racing operation focused on developing young drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team has already established programmes in Italian Formula 4, the FIA Formula Regional European Championship and Formula 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its activities are supported by an experienced management group, including former PREMA executive Ren\u00e9 Rosin as team principal and Guillaume Capietto as racing director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norris also launched the LN4 Legacy Programme, a separate initiative intended to help promising drivers who face financial barriers to progressing through junior motorsport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The McLaren driver has explained that his objective is to provide young competitors with the structure and support required to develop their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Formula 2 confirmation adds the final major step before Formula 1 to that development pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For LN4 Fusion, however, securing entry is only the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation must assemble a competitive two-driver line-up, prepare its engineering programme and establish its position against teams with extensive experience in Formula 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AIX departure changes the junior racing landscape<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LN4 Fusion&#8217;s arrival also marks the end of AIX Racing&#8217;s current participation in the Formula 2 field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team has competed against established operations including PREMA, ART and Invicta, offering opportunities to drivers progressing through the junior categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its replacement means the 2027 field will not increase beyond 11 teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That distinction matters because the announcement is not a general expansion of Formula 2&#8217;s grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, the championship has selected a new organisation to occupy an existing place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norris&#8217;s project will now compete against several teams that have regularly developed future Formula 1 drivers, including champions and race winners from different generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next major announcement will concern LN4 Fusion&#8217;s driver pairing for 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> is following Formula 2&#8217;s preparations for 2027, the development of LN4 Fusion and the championship&#8217;s young drivers, with full coverage in its <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f2\/\">Formula 2 section<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Formula 2 championship has approved Lando Norris&#8217;s LN4 Fusion for the next three-year cycle, ending uncertainty over the team&#8217;s application and completing its expansion into F2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020313553,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"LN4 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