Lewis Hamilton steered his way clear of trouble in a race that really showed how much F1 drivers miss their traction control software
Heikki Kovalainen secured his maiden F1 pole position by "a mile" at Silverstone on Saturday, while Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton could only manage 3rd and 4th respectively.
Fernando Alonso topped a wet-dry final practice session in Britain, edging Mark Webber by a quarter of a second.
Heikki Kovalainen was by far the quickest man in Practice Two at Silverstone as the Mclaren driver outpaced Mark Webber by over half a second.
Felipe Massa set the pace in the opening practice session for the British GP, however, the session will best be remembered for his huge accident.