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Not quite the same as the current comments by Toto/Hamilton since the roles were a bit different (i.e.: Verstappen hadn't won a championship yet). And the Toto/Hamilton ones have been more direct. But yes, he's made similar comments. Their rivalry is not new and tbh I'm quite shocked anyone is surprised by any of this situation.
Just in recent years, he's made the following comments:
I remember some harsher ones but the current headlines keep coming up when I try to search for them, I'll have to give it another go when I'm back at my computer later (if I remember).
To be fair, in both the comments max made sure to give Hamilton credit saying that Hamilton is more dominant than others would have been driving the merc and by saying that hamilton has not had a competitor who is as mentally strong as him(which indirectly implies that hamilton is mentally strong). He has also previously defended Hamilton when the press was trying to bring the narrative of how Hamilton is not essential to mercedes success. Compared to this, toto and Hamilton's downplaying of Max's achievements feels like a blow below the belt to me.
I'm pretty sure there was something about "Hamilton only being this good because of his white mother"? Don't wanna mess up my algorithm by looking up this racist shit tbh, but maybe it helps you in further research.
Only guy I can see telling bullshit like this is Marko. Crazy that he hasn't been reprimanded more for being so blatantly racist for all these years.