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Originally Posted by Car-Addicted
Perez accepts Marko apology for comments based on nationality
Marko (pictured above with Perez) was speaking on Servus TV after the Italian Grand Prix and said of Perez: “We know that he has problems in qualifying, he has fluctuations in form — he is South American and he is just not as completely focused in his head as Max (Verstappen) is or as Sebastian (Vettel).”
Reuters quoting Marko as telling Austria’s OE24 website: “It wasn’t meant that way. I meant that a Mexican has a different mentality than a German or a Dutchman. But who knows, maybe it’s controlled.”
Marko issued a statement apologizing over the weekend and Perez says he has spoken to the 80-year-old, and that there are no lingering issues between the two.
https://racer.com/2023/09/14/perez-a...n-nationality/
Good for Helmut Marko, Now lets get back to motor racing. 
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Originally Posted by gatorfast
You mean the racist 80 YO that called his Mexican driver lazy?
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The derogatory remark by Helmut Marko about Perez was definitely inappropriate.