Frenchman Ogier sealed back-to-back championships on Sunday, after the Volkswagen driver claimed victory in the World Rally de Espana.
The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) rejected the WRC's proposal to revamp the Powerstage element of the competition, having previously been given the thumbs down from the World Motor Sport Council.
But the WRC remain poised to bring in a new rule which will see championship leaders lead the field out early in stages of races, while the field will be reversed for the latter stages.
Ogier said the whole ordeal put him under personal duress, claiming his motivation to compete waned.
"I had some difficult moments this season," he said.
"I was a bit weak mentally, I was disturbed by the future of the sport, and my motivation really went down.
"When this happens then you are not performing at 100 per cent any more. Even if some people say it looks easy, it is never easy.
"Just a small moment of inattention, if we don't give anything, then things start to go in the wrong direction.
"The most important thing is that I reacted. A lot of people helped me with this, the team helped me, [Volkswagen boss] Jost [Capito] helped me and my wife helped me a lot.
"I couldn't lose what I had been working on from the beginning of season. It would have been stupid to lose it like that."
Ogier also slammed the idea of fixing the running order, claiming it significantly disadvantages better-performed drivers.
"It's exactly what we didn't want," said Ogier.
"If you are in the lead of the championship then you open the road for two days and, on some rallies, you will have no chance to win.
"I don't know a sport when the leader of a championship has no chance to win the next round."