According to the network, ESPN2’s telecast of the British Grand Prix averaged 1.5 million viewers, a 19% gain over last year’s telecast and the largest audience ever for the race on U.S. television. That viewership peaked at 1.8 million right around the time Norris took the checkered flag.

British Grand Prix will go down as one of the most chaotic races in recent years, and here's who passed the test swimmingly and who sank at a wet Silverstone

Verstappen takes pole position at Silverstone but trails Piastri and Norris in the overall standings as F1 action begins at 9:55 a.m. ET on ESPN2.