Originally Posted by
AnttiL
I don't have any confirmation on this but it could well be a part of the team's contract with the WRC promoter, when they pay the entry fee the WRC promoter ensures the car is shown in close up at the start and end of each stage it runs, to get a good view of the sponsor decals on TV (and in turn, the teams use this contract when they are getting sponsors).
Again, I personally agree that these scenes shouldn't be showed so much, but I can understand why they are doing it...