By Adam Leveridge.

After both Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean retired from the Belgian grand prix, Renault are keen to display the full potential of the R29 in the Italian grand prix at Monza.

Rookie Grosjean retired on lap one of the Belgian grand prix at Spa, when he collided with championship leader Jenson Button at the Les Combes chicane.

Alonso was then forced out of the race after his first pit-stop, when he suffered a problem with the spinner on his right-front wheel.

Despite their problems both drivers remains positive and are looking forward to putting their run of bad luck behind them.

And looking ahead to this weekend’s Italian grand prix at the legendary Monza race track, Alonso said that Renault have a car that is quick enough to reach the podium.

"It was very frustrating as we missed another good opportunity to fight for a podium and score important points," said the double world champion.

"It’s true that we were missing pace in qualifying, but the car was more competitive in the race and things were looking good until my first pit-stop when it became clear that the car was damaged.

"I hope we can put our bad luck behind us in Italy."

Grosjean was also frustrated with his poor result in Belgium, but he feels that – if he can find a good balance with the car in Friday practice – he will be a strong contender during the race on a circuit he knows well.

"My race was very disappointing. I had some problems in qualifying so I started at the back of the grid, but at the start of the race things were looking good as I made up five or six places on the first lap," said Grosjean.

"Then I got caught up in the incident at turn five.

"It was frustrating to retire so early as I need as much time in the car as possible and I really wanted to finish my first race at Spa, which is a circuit that I love."

The Renault new boy went on to say that he KERS should give the team a massive advantage.

"Monza is another classic track and I’m really looking forward to driving there," he continued.

"I’ve had good results there in the past and I know the track well so I can concentrate on finding a good balance with the car with low downforce.

"We will be using KERS this weekend so I will need to get used to that during free practice on Friday as I’ve not used it before, but it should give us an advantage, especially at the start of the race.

"My aim is to do better than I did in Spa so I need to make it through to at least Q2, get a good grid position and finish the race.

"At the moment I am still learning about Formula One and I will continue to use every opportunity and every lap to improve as a driver and help the team.

"I’m continuing to build a good relationship with my engineers, which of course plays an important role in getting the most from the car."

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