Michael Schumacher's departure from a Ferrari race seat in 2006 left the team "rudderless", according to Rob Smedley as the Scuderia still struggle to recapture the dominant glory days of Schumacher's run of title glory at the turn of the millennium. Schumacher and Ferrari won five titles on the spin between 2000 and 2004 – the Scuderia having also secured the 1999 constructors' championship to build a Formula 1 record run of consecutive team trophies. Fernando Alonso and Renault broke the sequence in 2005 and 2006, although Ferrari did return to winning ways with Kimi Raikkonen in 2007 and a 16th constructors' crown the following year, but that remains their last title....
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