Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A ƙarshen kakar 2003, an maye gurbin Heidfeld a ƙungiyar Sauber ta Giancarlo Fisichella na Jordan kuma ya zama ba tare da wurin zama na tsere ba don kakar 2004. Koyaya, bayan burgewa yayin jerin gwaje-gwajen pre-season, an ba da sanarwar cewa Heidfeld zai yi tsere tare da ƙungiyar Jordan da ke fama da matsalar kuɗi, tare da sabon shiga Giorgio Pantano. EJ14 ya kasance haɓakawa ne na EJ13 wanda ba shi da gasa a kakar da ta gabata kuma ya tabbatar da jinkiri. Duk da wannan, Heidfeld sau da yawa ya fi motar, yana gamawa a gaban motocin da suka fi gasa. Ya gama na bakwai a Monaco Grand Prix da na takwas a
Grand Prix na Kanada kuma ya ƙare kakar tare da maki uku.