The ongoing coronavirus disruption means the🅠re is no shortaꦕge of rumours surrounding the 2020 MotoGP calendar.

This wee♔kend's Qatar season-opener has already been cancell🎃ed for the premier-class following entry restrictions placed on Italian visitors, with round two in Thailand postponed until October due to limits on large public gatherings.

Round 𝓀three in Texas was thus listed as the new premier-class season-opener on an updated calendar released on Thursday.

But that is also in jeopardy after the City of Austin 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:announced a 'local state of di꧅saster' and cancelled the 🎃upcoming South ⛄by Southwest festival, as a precaution against the coronavirus.

Dor🌠na is intent on holding as many of the planned rounds as possible, but imaginative ideas might be required:

“Contractua𝔍lly with the FIM [we must do] 13❀ races, but our aim is to do all 19 remaining races… Maybe we will race in hot countries at Christmas!" said CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta.

One such hot country is Malaysia, whic♊h already holds the penultimate round of the championship.

'What do you guys think?'&nbsღp; wrote Razali, who also oversees꧃ the Sepang Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP teams.

The current poll results show🍎 96% of&n🍌bsp;fans that responded would like it to happen…

Rumours suggest that, if needed, Sepang - venue for the opening pre-season MotoGP test in February - could be willing to step in at short notice to r💞eplace one of the troubled early-season rounds.

With its November event often sold-out, spectator number🐻s for a second race should not be a concern.

The warm Malaysian climate (and recent MotoGP testing data) means Sepang would also be a much more suitable early-season substitut🔯e than Spanish circuits such as Aragon or Jerez, which had ﷽been touted as potentially taking COTA's place.

While most countries only host a single MotoGP event per season, Spain holds four rounds and It🌳ꦯaly two, although all are at different circuits.

*Evening race.

**Subject to circuit homologation