Formula One team chiefs have been warned that the demise of Prost Grand Prix is a wake-up call for the sport.

Alain Prost’s dream of repeating his driving success as a Formula One constructor is almost certainly over after his Prost Grand Prix team were put into receivership.

For someone who has taken two major gambles with his grand prix career, is it any wonder Olivier Panis’ solitary victory came in Monte Carlo.