I do think that Claudius is crazy. First, he realizes the mistakes he has made, which is a result of his obsession for power and incest. As seen, in his speech: "'Forgive me my foul murder' That cannot be, since I am stilled possessed of those effects for which I did the murder." From my perspective, Claudius realizes he has done crazy things and wants Hamlet as far away from him as possible because he sees a correlation between their actions. Claudius could think that Hamlet will go completely crazy and do just as him- murder the king.
Overall, I would argue that Claudius believes his nephew is indeed crazy. We see this in when Claudius is calling for help from "angels." You could argue that he is calling for repentence for his sins, but I am going to put it out there that he is crying for help to angels for protection from Hamlet because he knows his secret.
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