Juha Kankkunen by then lost the title to Mäkinen. Kankkunen stayed with Ford for the 1998 season with Belgian driver Bruno Thiry as his new teammate, after Sainz had opted to re-join Toyota. Ford was already moving resources into developing the new Ford Focus WRC and the team's last year with the Escort WRC was winless. Kankkunen drove the car on the podium on seven occasions, and both Ford and Kankkunen finished fourth in their respective championships. For the 1999 season, Ford signed the Subaru World Rally Team star Colin McRae and Kankkunen moved to replace him at Subaru. Kankkunen's first year
Colin McRae Rally (video game) the PlayStation port, criticizing its lack of originality. IGN were split, praising the PlayStation version's skill-based nature and its strong simulation, but also criticizing the PC version for being less exciting than traditional games. "Official UK PlayStation Magazine" praised the game's graphics and variety, and said that it "pushed the boundaries of the off-road racer to somewhere near the heights of "Gran Turismo"". Colin McRae Rally (video game) Colin McRae Rally is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters for PlayStation, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Color. It is the first game in the "Colin McRae Rally" series.