Nico Rosberg said a day of testing at the wheel of his Mercedes was the best way to get over the events of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.
Rosberg clashed with teammate Lewis Hamilton on the first lap of the race on Sunday, leaving both drivers out of the race after just four corners. Following discussions behind closed doors after the race, Mercedes continued as normal at this week's in-season test, with Rosberg completing 119 laps behind the wheel.
During the day he tweeted a message saying he was now getting over the events of the weekend.
best way to overcome a bad weekend is work #bestteam #F1Testing #cantWaitForMonaco pic.twitter.com/j1W2IN5KES
— Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) May 17, 2016
Rosberg said Mercedes made the most of his track time, with development driver Esteban Ocon set to drive the W07 on the second day of the test on Wednesday.
"It was a good day, a good day of testing," he said. "Learned a lot, made a lot of progress and that has been important, I'm pleased about that.
"We tried some mechanical stuff on the front suspension, then we tried some stuff on the brakes, so that's just two examples. Just some different things to try and make progress because we never test. We need to use days like this, they are very, very important."
Asked about his chances in Monaco, Rosberg said: "Of course I'm confident going there, yeah. I look forward to it and I would like to win the race."