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Pure dominance, but the end of an era

On this day in 2004, Ferrari won the constructors' championship with a one-two finish in the Hungarian Grand Prix. The result secured the title for the sixth consecutive season and with five races still remaining. While race winner Michael Schumacher would go on to win his fifth consecutive drivers' title at the next round at Spa, it would mark the end of his and Maranello's dominant period, with Renault going on to win the next two constructors' championships and Fernando Alonso the drivers' crown in both 2005 and 2006.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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