I've seen a driver and codriver walk 5km back into a stage from the end to collect a wheel they left behind, so they could patch the car up and limp...
Because lighter wheels = less unsprung weight = better performance and handling, and they obviously thought they would be strong enough after testing...
Is WRC+ lower resolution than last year? It certainly looks it, I'm pretty sure I was getting it at 1080p last year and now its very compressed 720p...