The ongoing coronavirus disr🐈uption means there is no s♏hortage of rumours surrounding the 2020 MotoGP calendar.

This weekend's Qatar season-opener has already been cancelled for the premier-class 🅰;following entry rest𓄧rictions placed on Italian visitors, with round two in Thailand postponed until October due to limits on large public gatherings.

Round three in Texas was 🐈;thus listed as the new premier-class season-opener on an upda𒐪ted calendar released on Thursday.

But that is also in jeopardy after the City of Austin 168🌌澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:announced a 'local state of disas༺ter' and canc✱elled the upcoming South by Southwest festival, as a precaution against the coronavirus.

Dorna is intent൩ on holding as man🤡y of the planned rounds as possible, but imaginative ideas might be required:

“Contractually with the FIM [we must do] 13 races, but our aim is to do all ꦉ19 remaining races… Maybe we will race in hot countries at Christmas!" said CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta.

One such hot country is Malaysia, which already holds the penultimate round of thꦑe championship.

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

The current poll results show 96% of🃏 fans that responded would like it to happen…

Rumour🌄s 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 replace one of the troubled early-season rounds.

With its November event often sold-out, spectator&nb😼sp;numbers for a second race should not be a concern.

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

While most countries only host a sing♉le MotoGP event per season, Spain holds four rounds and Ital🌺y two, although all are at different circuits.

*Evening race.

**Subject to circuit homologation