The Hitech pair were in a league of their own in the mi🌠ddle sector of the lap, which ultimately proved deಌcisive in the battle for pole.

Lawson was fourth after the initial runs, but an impressive final lap allowed him to🍨 remain ahead of teammate 🐼Vips.

Vips led th♈e way in practice and looked on course to take top spot unti𓃲l a small mistake on his final effort.

It was 🦄another st🔯rong performance from Oscar Piastri, who continues to be the lead Prema driver over one lap.

Pias💯♈tri was nearly 0.3s down on Lawson in the middle sector, suggesting Hitech perhaps were running slightly more downforce.

Theo Pourchaire and Dan Ticktum♛ completed the top 🧜five in qualifying.

Next up♈ was Marcus Armstrong and 💯Ralph Boschung in sixth and seventh, while points leader Guanyu Zhou was eighth fastest after a late lap propelled him into the top ten.

Jehan Daruvala 🔯and Robert Shwartzman completed the top ten, with the pair set to start tomorrow morning’s first💟 sprint race from the front row of the grid.

Roy Nissany will start from the back of th🤡e grid having been forced to sit out of qualifying after hisജ heavy shunt in practice.

He will be 🔴joined by Marino Sato,🐈 who picked up a three-place grid penalty following his crash in practice.

Sato was handed the penalty after the stewards felt he had 🌊♕returned to the pit lane in an unsafe manner.

Click he🍃re for the full quali𓂃fying results from Azerbaijan.