McLaren driver Kovalainen takes maiden pole at British GP

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008

SILVERSTONE, England (AFP) — A delighted Heikki Kovalainen grabbed his maiden Formula One pole position on Saturday with a near-flawless qualifying display at the British Grand Prix.

The Finnish McLaren driver produced an inspired final lap of 1:21.049, over half a second faster than Red Bull's Mark Webber who sprang a surprise to take second place on the grid.

Kovalainen has been based in the UK for most of his racing career and was clearly thrilled to finally grab a pole position on one of his favourite tracks.

He said: "I have been based around the Silverstone area for many years of my life and I have a lot of family and friends in the area so it is great to get the first pole position here.

"I knew I just needed to focus 100 percent and the...

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