With MotoGP still over a month away from even the optimistic May 3 start date at Jerez, Valentino Rossi has revealed plans are afoot to follow F1 by holding a 'virtual' MotoGP to help fill ဣthe void.

That would in♒volve riders from various classes competing together online via the latest official MotoGP computer game.

"I know a lot of very fast [video game players], for example Bagnaia and my brother Luca," Rossi said during an interview with Italy's Sky Sport channel.

The nine-time world champion described himself as🎉 "not very fas🐓t" on computer games but "still part of that generation.

"I𒈔 remember the first time my mum took m🐭e to buy a PlayStation, the happiness of when I brought it home, I would have been 12-13 years old," he said.

But even if Rossi agrees to take part in a virtual race, it won't replace the unique buzz he gets just ღbefore a real MotoGP.

The 41-year-old, 𝓡who has been forced to push back a decision on whether to race on in 2021 due to the calendar꧑ delays, explained:

"Usually before the start I crouch beside my bike, I talk to her, tell her that from then on it will be just me and her, that we will try to get on the podium and that she ✨must give me a hand in the difficult points.

"She has never answered me yet but I 🔯believe in it so much, if she spoke to me, I would not be surprised!

"When I stop racing it will be this feeling༺ that I will miss the most, the one bef🗹ore the start. You have a lot of adrenaline and the desire to do well mixed with the fear of making a mistake is an unforgettable feeling.

"Many riders race just for [the intens𓆏ity of] what yo🍒u feel after warm-up until you are on the grid. But the worst moment is when Moto2 starts, because you begin to be afraid, you know that soon it's your turn.

"Then when th💃e green light goes off, you go. You almost pass into another dimension."

Officially, MotoGP still plans to hold all 19 of its remaini෴ng rounds this season, which would mean a full 20 race line-up for the Moto2 and Moto3, which competed in Qatar.

But with no sign of the coronavirus abatin꧅g in Europe, the latest 2020 calendar is certain to under🗹go further changes.

And as the time available for rescheduling more postponed races shrinks꧋ by the day, cancellations will become inevitable.

That would broadly leave MotoGP with two options: Either accept ther💝e will have to be fewer races, or break with tradition by hosting two grand prix at some rounds to keep the 20-race tally.

Rossi, whose debut grand prix seaso🌠n in 1996 was held over 15 rounds, seems to favour the form💖er.

"This year's goal is to have as many GPs as possible," Rossi said. "A double race weekend as in Superbike?🐷 It's an idea,𒁃 but you could also make a championship of 12-13 races, lose seven of them but keep the usual MotoGP format, it is not essential to do all 20 GPs."

A recent wuqian0821.com Twitter poll suggest🧸ed most fans feel a MotoGP season of between 11-15 races would be the minimum for a credible 'world championship'.