aw bless!!! Nico is the kid that was always told he was cool and so never discovered what it meant.
He is really blisfully unaware the whole time and I like to think its naive goodness that shines in him and not a snake
After the race he says 'shame I couldnt stop the car before the corner as I had got ahead of Lewis'
and then says if he had just stayed ahead then anything could have happened but it wasnt to be and so he can feel good for the team
This is the old Nico, as long as he tried and proved he is no wuss then alls good, Lewsis has just managed to beat him since karting days and F1 is no different, if things had turned out a little different he would have 9 races to Lewis' 3. He nows he is just as fast as Lewis on his day and he has settled back into his place it seems
I think the Monaco parking and the Spa point making are not the real Nico but a Nico that had to emerge if he was ever going to emerge from this season with any pride and self respect - simply put he had to try whatever it took to at least for the first time in their years together actually beat Lewis.
And the gamesmanship we saw on the podium after quali was the real fight between them, both proper competitors and proud guys, always get one up on the other even when ordering a pizza - and thats why they actually get on so well as associates - a mutual grudging respect
But Lewis was put out by Nicos desperation and maybe took it too much to heart, however it was a massive own goal for Nico and Lewis is now able to accept that it was not a permanent shift. So once the season is over they will be back to their old tricks together in Monaco
All IMHO