Fisi admits: Monaco has hit my confidence.

Renault driver, Giancarlo Fisichella will be out to erase his Monte Carlo disappointment this weekend, after tyre issues at the Principality left him languishing outside the top eight at the finish, twelfth overall at the flag.

Speaking in the count-down to the European GP the Italian predicted he is hopeful they can come back, although he added that events on Sunday have somewhat shaken his confidence.

"The Nurburgring is not the most exciting circuit that we go to, but I still expect the R25 to feel good and suit the track," he said.

"You need a lot of downforce to feel confident with the car, and good traction and rear-end stability in the new section through the first sector. The other factor of course is the weather - even in summer, it can be very cold, and the conditions are very quick to change in the mountains. It is important to be able to adapt to whatever the weather throws at you.

"Monaco was very tough though - the car was really undriveable in the last twenty laps and I have never had such a difficult race. After a race like that, it is hard to be totally confident for a Grand Prix just one week later, but I believe the Nurburgring should be much better for us.

"It will be a much more normal circuit for the car in terms of its characteristics, and even in Monaco for the first half of the race, we saw that our car was among the quickest in the field, as it has been all year. I think we can come back strongly this weekend and show our true level of performance."