The 26-year-old Finn roared around the former World War Two airfield in one minute 21.049 seconds, with Australian Mark Webber second fastest in 1:21.554 in gusty and changeable conditions. Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen, Kovalainen's compatriot, qualified third but ahead of his title rivals. Britain's Lewis Hamilton was unable to match his 2007 Silverstone pole with fourth place for McLaren after running wide into the gravel on his first flying lap and being told not to overdrive by his race engineer.
Raikkonen took the chequered flag 2.4 seconds ahead of world champion Alonso.
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Webber has vowed to remain silent for now about what was said between Schumacher and himself at Silverstone last weekend.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/webber-tightlipped-on-schumacher-chat/13367-5.html
The 24-year-old Spaniard earned an early commute home to Oxford from the rolling countryside of Silverstone.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/home-run-for-alonso-at-silverstone/12849-5.html
The German is second overall but 21 points adrift of Renault's runaway championship leader Fernando Alonso.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/silverstone-here-i-come-says-schumi/12453-5.html
He was stripped of his pole after stewards ruled that he had deliberately stopped his car on the track.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/schumi-looks-ahead-after-monaco-fiasco/12286-5.html
Juan Pablo Montoya had a accident there in 2004 and has admitted that he is concerned about safety at the track.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/silverstone-not-safe-enough/12071-5.html
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