Everyone likes seeing racin♍g motorcycles get sideways and, although sophisticated electronics and strict fuel limits do ✤their best to stop such behaviour in MotoGP, it can still happen.

See below for a selection of the best powerslides of 2012 caught by trackside photographers - our personal favourite, of Casey Stoner sliding his Repsol Honda across the kerb durin🦩g October's Malaysian Grand Pri🔯x weekend at Sepang, is shown on the left.

Overall, newly retired Stoner proviܫded the most sideways action this year, which was the first 🍷of the new 1000cc era.