Cubase VSTi rack question

[macmuse]

I saw a tutorial where they were loading their Instruments using F11 for the VSTi rack. I had always loaded mine in the inspector and wondered what is the benefit of doing it the other way?

If I use this rack and add an instrument, then click "select instrument", it turns out that #1 in the rack is actually going to track 17. Even if Track #1 is selected in my arrange window. Why? I know in Logic the tracks, even if in the arrange are listed 1, 2, 3, etc. the actual track number might be something totally different. Whether that's the case in Cubase I don't know but I thought I built this template starting with one track at a time, so the numerical ordering shouldn't be messed up.