Chen Xiangbei's answer was very casual, but his tone was extremely firm.
What's there to worry about offending Mercedes?
Not to mention that the current Mercedes is not the seven-time champion of later generations, even in ten years it wouldn't matter.
The HRT Team is not a client team of Mercedes, currently not lacking in funding, and there are no entanglements of interest between the two, so what if it has a loud name?
Frankly speaking, set aside the halo of the parent company Daimler Group, the current Mercedes is just a rookie like the HRT Team this year entering the F1 Paddock, their performance is even not as good as the HRT Team.
What qualifications do they have to act important?
As for Schumacher, to be honest, offending him ten years ago would indeed have serious consequences.
In terms of skill, I believe no one in the history of F1 can surpass him, not even if Senna were reincarnated.
