Alain Prost

'And I suddenly realized that I was no longer driving the car consciously.'

From bare bones to be-winged, this .gif has it all.

"I prefer to do Formula E and the ambassador role, which I'm happy with," says Alain Prost, confirming that he has no plans to join an F1 team in any major role.

Word has it that Renault will call Alain Prost up from Formula E to run its newly reacquired F1 team, bringing the four-time world champion back into the big leagues.

Autosport reports that Renault will return to F1 as a constructor, taking a 65-percent stake in the Lotus team. A top-team budget and ten-year investment is planned.

McLaren Special Operations has done up a series of custom supercars for the Goodwood Festival of Speed, headlined by a special P1 inspired by Alain Prost and joined by an exceedingly rare F1 GT.

If you mention Ayrton Senna, it's almost impossible to not think about Alain Prost. It goes the same way when talking about the French driver, known as The Professor. The two Formula One World Champions were inextricably linked from their first meeting in 1984 through to Prost's retirement in 1993.

While the automotive world is focusing on the twentieth anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death, there was much, much more to the legendary driver than his untimely passing at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Formula E is set to become the Formula One of electric car racing, and the organizers have wasted no time setting a 10-race calender for 2014 and courting top F1 teams to invest in the new series. The efforts have paid off, with several teams, including some with F1 connecti

A minivan is not what you'd expect to see winning a racing series. Nor would a budget brand like Dacia. That's where Alain Prost comes into the picture.

The documentary SENNA, about the life and racing times of Formula One legend Ayrton Senna is coming to U.S. theaters on August 12. Unfortunately, it's very a limited initial release – just two theaters, one in L.A. and the other in New York City. The film will have a wider U.S. release in the following weeks, though will still only appear on a fraction of the screens that typical summer blockbusters do.

Carl Edwards and Travis Pastrana represent US at ROC 2010 – Click above to watch video after the jump

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren crypt – Click above to watch video after the jump

So far, only three drivers are confirmed for the 2010 Race of Champions, but it's already shaping up to be one for the history books. Not only is the year-end, cross-discipline event returning to Germany – the country that has held the Nations Cup title the past three years running – but now one of the most successful racing drivers alive will finally, for the first time in his career, be on