Joan Mir t🌃hinks that Valentino Rossi st✃ill rues his overtake at Misano four years ago.

Suzuki’s Mir edged past Yamaha’s Rossi at the🎐 2020 San Marino MotoGP to den𒈔y the legend what would have been his last ever podium.

Mir would claim the championship in that season, while Rossi would never again stand on a prem🔯ier class podium.

“It was really a key point in my 🐻career,” Mir told .

“I remained in eighth🎃 position for half the race, then I started to lap hard and catch up on the leading group, ♍made up of Bagnaia, Morbidelli and Valentino.

“I made several o﷽vertakes, w🌺hich is not easy in Misano.

“I remember that in the end I was fourth, I saw Valentino near the last l💦ap, at that moment I had a confidence in🌼side me that made me think I could overtake anyone.

“Obviously I would have done the same overtaking 💙with another rider.

“A nice manoeuvre, clean, in my style, with 🅺which I opened a🌱 fundamental streak of six podiums in seven races."

Mir’s MotoGP career has declined since his heyday of 2020, w♔ith a move to Honda resulting in a downturn of results.

He admits he still drꦯeams of passin♈g Rossi at Misano.

“Yes, absolutely, even t𝓡hat particu♏lar moment,” he said.

“But I think Valentino also dreamꦉs of it, because it would have been his last podium, at Misano, together with the Academy guys.

Rossi’s career ended with 19﷽9 Mot꧅oGP podiums after Mir denied him a 200th.

“Man, 200 podiums, what a deal. Good, come on, at least for me it was niceꩵ🍬,” he smiled.

Mir’s ambitions have nose🃏dived since his Suzuki days due to his Honda’s difficulties.

He said about🃏 changing his riding style: "It was very complex, because my style was effective for Suzuki and for all the bikes I raced with in the other catego🧸ries.

“With Honda it was a bit of a first time. You can adapt, meet the specific needs of the bike🐲, which I already think I have done.

“But it's of little use when you don't have grip at the rear, when the bike is always sliding, when you pick up out of corners and see that others go twice as fast𝓀 as you.

“For example, with the𓂃 Suzuki I controlled the throttle very well, I was able to manage the spin, so💧 I arrived at the end of the race with the fresher tyre than the others, which allowed me to make some good comebacks.

“Damn, I can't do 🧸it with the Honda because the tyre slips from the first laps, wearing out immediately꧙.”

Mir willꦐ stay at Honda next season, alongside Luca Marini. Romano Albesiano wil🃏l leave Aprilia to take over the technical department at Honda.