  Increasing amounts of information force the continuous improvement of
information storage and processing technologies, further device
miniaturization, and their efficiency increase. Magnetic skyrmions, topological
quasiparticles, and the smallest stable magnetic textures possess intriguing
properties and potential for data storage applications. Hybrid nanostructures
with elements of different magnetization orientations can offer additional
advantages for developing skyrmion-based spintronic and magnonic devices. We
show that an N\'eel-type skyrmion confined within a nanodot placed on top of a
ferromagnetic stripe produces a unique and compelling platform for exploring
mutual coupling between magnetization textures. The skyrmion induces an imprint
upon the stripe, which, in turn, asymmetrically squeezes the skyrmion in the
dot, increasing their size and the range of skyrmion stability for small values
of DMI, as well as introducing skyrmion bi-stability. At the end, we present a
proof-of-concept technique for unconstrained transport of a skyrmion along a
racetrack based on proposed hybrid systems. Our results demonstrate a hybrid
structure that is promising for applications in magnonics and spintronics.
