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 04 the WRC. Nicky Grist is replaced by Derek Ringer as the primary co-driver voice in the game, though Grist's voiceset is still accessible via game settings. The game was met with positive reception; it currently has a score of 86% and 87 out of 100 for the PC version, 86% and 84 out of 100 for the Xbox version, and 85% and 83 out of 100 for the PlayStation 2 version according to GameRankings and Metacritic. Colin McRae Rally 04 Colin McRae Rally 04 (stylized as colin mcrae rally 04) is a racing video game developed and published by Codemasters