Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: McLaren 's return to form continued in Valencia , where Hamilton qualified on pole position for the first time in the season , heading a McLaren one-two with team-mate Heikki Kovalainen .
Simplified: In Valencia , Hamilton qualified on pole position for the first time in the season , and his team-mate , Heikki Kovalainen qualified second .