Sutil aims to prove Monaco was no one-off

The Force India driver climbed up to fourth place during the Monte Carlo race, taking full advantage of the poor weather conditions to outpace stronger cars.

Although Sutil retired with just a few laps left when Kimi Raikkonen crashed into him, the German admits his performance was a confidence boost following a difficult start to the season in which he was outperformed by teammate Giancarlo Fisichella.

Now Sutil is determined to keep his momentum going.

"Of course the ultimate result in Monaco was disappointing, but eventually I realised what we had achieved in Monaco was really special," Sutil said in a team preview ahead of Canada.

"We had the race under control and were running a strong fourth with many cars behind us - it's not everyday that happens, especially for us.

"My feelings after the race were very difficult to explain, I was frustrated and upset, but now it's really made me motivated to prove that Monaco was not just a one-off.

"I said after Turkey that I just wanted to have a good weekend - a good practice, qualifying and then race, and we really nailed it in Monaco. It's really boosted my confidence knowing we can do it."

Fisichella is also encouraged going into the Canadian Grand Prix, a race that has given the Italian a lot of satisfaction in the past.

"Montreal is probably the event I enjoy the most," he said. "I love the city and the circuit and I have always done well, with four podiums in four years from 1997 - 2000 and two fourth place finishes. Although I have never won it, I did lead the 2005 race before retiring with a hydraulic problem.

"For this race we will have a new aero package that we tested in Paul Ricard three weeks ago. It felt good, and again my car was well balanced and the times were in line with our expectations.

"We are now about a third of the way through the season and I think we are more or less where we expected to be. I still feel we could have scored points in Melbourne and Monaco, which was not a good weekend for me in my 200th race.

"From here on in we need to wait for more improvements to come and continue to push, but I still think a midfield finish is possible in Canada, unless of course the weather gives us a big hand again, as it did in Monte Carlo."