The ongoing coro⭕navirus disruption means there is no shortage of rumours surrounding the 2020 MotoGP calendar.

This weekend's Qatar season-opener has already been cancelled for the premier-class following entry restrictions placed on Italia🐟n 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🍨 updated 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 'loc♏al sta🧔te of disaster' and cancelle𒊎d the upcoming Sout♏h by Southwest festival, as a precaution against the coronavirus.

Dorna is intent on holding as many of the planned&nbs෴p♐;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 19 remaining races… Maybe we will ra🐼ce in hot countries at Christmas!" said CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta.

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

'What do you guys think?'  wrote Razali, who also𝔉 oversees the Sepang Moto3, ౠMoto2 and MotoGP teams.

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

Rumours suggest that, if needed, Sepang - vꦆenue for the opening pre-season MotoGP test in February - could be willing to step in at short notice to replace one of the troubled ear🃏ly-season rounds.

With its November event often sold-out, spectator numbers for a se🎃cond 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 substitute than Spanish circuits such as Aragon or Jerez, which haꦯd been touted as potentially 💎taking COTA's place.

While most cou♎ntries only host a single MotoGP event per season, Spain holds four rounds and 🃏Italy two, although all are at different circuits.

*Evening race.

**Subject to circuit homologation