Joan Mir thinks that Valentino Ro🌠ssi still rues his overtake at Misano four years ago.

Suzuki’s Mir edged past Yamaha’s Rossi at the 2020 San Marino MotoGP to deny the legend what would have b꧑een his last ever podium.

Mꦕir would claim the championship in that season, w💙hile Rossi would never again stand on a premier class podium.

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

“I remained in eighth position for half the race, th💦en I started to lap hard a🌠nd catch up on the leading group, made up of Bagnaia, Morbidelli and Valentino.

“I made several overtakes, ♊🥃which is not easy in Misano.

“I remember that in the end I was four꧒th, I saw Valentino near the last lap, at that moment I had 🔯a confidence inside me that made me think I could overtake anyone.

“Obviously I would have done the same overtaking with anot🎶her rider.

“A n🌜ice manoeuvre, clean, in𝓰 my style, with which I opened a fundamental streak of six podiums in seven races."

Mir’s MotoGP career h🀅as declined since his heyday of 2020, with a move to Honda resulting in a downturn of results.

He admits he 🐻still dre🐎ams of passing Rossi at Misano.

“Yes, absolutely, even that particular momeܫnt,🌠” he said.

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

Rossi’🧸s career ended with 199 MotoGP podiums after Mir denied him a 200th.

“Man, 200 podiums, wღhat a deal. Good, come on, at least🦋 for me it was nice,” he smiled.

Mir’s ambitions have nosedived since his Su🦩zuk๊i days due to his Honda’s difficulties.

He said about changing his riding style: "It was very complex, because my style was effective f﷽or ౠSuzuki and for all the bikes I raced with in the other categories.

“With Honda it was a bit of a first time. You can adapt, meet the sp𝕴ecific 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 fast as you.

“For example, with the 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 immediate🎃ly.”

M🅺ir will stay at Honda next season, alongside Luca Marini. Romano Albesiano will leave Aprilia to ta🎀ke over the technical department at Honda.