▁be ▁the ▁fin est ▁result ▁he ▁would ▁achieve ▁for ▁the ▁team , ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁was ▁to ▁end ▁with ▁sevent h ▁in ▁the ▁drivers ' ▁championship , ▁with ▁no ▁vict ories . ▁Rule ▁changes ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁brought ▁in ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁season ▁changed ▁the ▁previous ▁practice ▁of ▁having ▁three ▁nominated ▁points - sc or ers ▁within ▁a ▁team ▁to ▁two . ▁With ▁Lo eb ▁part way ▁through ▁a ▁multiple ▁year ▁contract , ▁this ▁meant ▁the ▁Cit ro ën ▁factory ▁team , ▁under ▁Guy ▁Fre quel in ' s ▁leadership , ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁choose ▁between ▁dro pping ▁Mc R ae ▁or ▁Sain z . ▁With ▁Sain z ▁being ▁the ▁more ▁successful ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁season , ▁it ▁was ▁Mc R ae ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁look ▁elsewhere ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁David ▁Rich ards , ▁Mc R ae ' s ▁former ▁b oss ▁at ▁Sub aru , ▁who ▁had ▁by ▁now ▁taken ▁over ▁W RC ' s ▁commercial ▁rights ▁hold ers ▁I SC ▁and ▁wor ried ▁that ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁a ▁character ▁like ▁Mc R ae ▁would ▁damage ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁market ▁the ▁sport , ▁set ▁about ▁trying ▁to ▁help ▁Mc R ae ▁find ▁a ▁drive ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Mc R ae ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁team , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁over ▁ten ▁years ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁R ally ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Later ▁career