When they run races using the full track - combining the new Nurburgring GP circuit & old Nordschleife - why do they bypass the Mercedes Arena and take the short cut between points 1 and 5 above?
Combined circuit is obviously massive - with more than enough corners - so including or bypassing this is almost immaterial - it's just confusing me. What is the rationale for cutting this specific section out? It doesn't affect the connection points between the old and new circuits....so
