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Evenko has suspended the sale of tickets to next year’s Formula E race.

The move on Thursday came hours after Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said she was surprised to hear that Evenko was already selling tickets to a July 28-29 race in the same controversial downtown location as this year’s event.

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After complaints from downtown residents and business owners, Plante pledged during the election campaign to move the electric-car race to the site of the Formula One — on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Parc Jean-Drapeau.

As of Thursday morning, Evenko was selling tickets to the event on its website. At some point in the day, the event page was changed to indicate that tickets would be “on sale soon.”

Evenko, the Montreal Canadiens-owned event promoter, issued a statement Thursday evening detailing its involvement in the Formula E race. Evenko said that its responsibilities for the event included: preparing the event site, excluding the track; installing accommodations such as stands, corporate boxes, and garages; organizing entertainment connected to the two races; promoting the event; managing ticket sales and local sponsorships.