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The son of Max Mosley, the motor racing chief, has been found dead at his home after a suspected drug overdose.
Alexander Mosley, 39, a restaurateur and economist, was confirmed dead after police were called to his £1.5 million house in Notting Hill, west London, on Tuesday afternoon. Items linked to apparent drug use were said to have been found at the scene and the death was not being treated as suspicious.
Alexander Moseley died in the same London street as Paula Yates
Mr Mosley, an Oxford graduate, had a PhD in economics and was educated at Westminster School and the university of London. He maintained a low profile and friends and neighbours described him as a "beautiful person" with a "towering intellect". Others said he had fought drug problems.
The death of Max Mosley's elder son comes a year after the Formula 1 boss won a high-profile privacy case over newspaper claims that he took part in a sadomasochistic orgy.
Last summer, he described how the scandal had been "devastating" and "humiliating" for his sons Alexander and Patrick.
There was no evidence that the confessions had affected Alexander Mosley, and neighbours said that he was in "high spirits" and that they would be astonished if he had taken his own life. "He was speaking about the future and he seemed happy," said one neighbour, who gave his name as John.
Mr Mosley ran a restaurant called Hereford Road in Notting Hill, which he set up in 2007 with Tom Pemberton, his friend. The pair met at Westminster.
His home was in the same London street where Paula Yates, the television presenter, died from an accidental heroin overdose in 2000.
Neighbours in St Luke's Mews, a cobbled street of Victorian terrace houses and workshops, said Mr Mosley appeared to be there only "intermittently".
Steve Abrams, an American retired psychologist who lived opposite, said Mr Mosley had been there at the weekend as he had noticed music.
Mr Abrams, 70, noticed two men arriving at the mews house on Tuesday afternoon some time before the arrival of the ambulance.
Builders renovating a property opposite suggested that it was colleagues from Mr Mosley's restaurant who found his body. "There were two guys, one was wearing a chef's suit, like from a restaurant, the other was more like a waiter," said one builder who gave his name as Sebastian.
"They were there before the ambulance. They were crying you could see."
Mr Mosley was also listed as a director of Marine Current Turbines Ltd. He called himself an economist in the business, which described itself as "the world leader in marine current and tidal stream energy".
Alexia Collen, a friend, said: "He was a beautiful person and that's all I can say."
Max Mosley, 68, had been due to fly to Spain for this weekend's grand prix but cancelled his trip.
Richard Woods, his spokesman, said he had "no further comment" when asked about suggestions that Alexander Mosley had a drug problem.
Eddie Jordan, a former Formula 1 team boss, said he was "devastated" by the news.
"Max and Alexander particularly were very close and shared a great intellect," he said. He said he remembered him as a "hugely clever and talented computer expert".
The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), of which Mr Mosley is president, issued a statement offering its condolences.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "We were called at 16.20 on Tuesday to reports of a male found dead at a property in W11. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner's office has been informed."
By Richard Edwards and John Bingham
Max Mosley's son found dead after suspected drug overdose - Telegraph
Alexander Mosley, 39, a restaurateur and economist, was confirmed dead after police were called to his £1.5 million house in Notting Hill, west London, on Tuesday afternoon. Items linked to apparent drug use were said to have been found at the scene and the death was not being treated as suspicious.
Alexander Moseley died in the same London street as Paula Yates
Mr Mosley, an Oxford graduate, had a PhD in economics and was educated at Westminster School and the university of London. He maintained a low profile and friends and neighbours described him as a "beautiful person" with a "towering intellect". Others said he had fought drug problems.
The death of Max Mosley's elder son comes a year after the Formula 1 boss won a high-profile privacy case over newspaper claims that he took part in a sadomasochistic orgy.
Last summer, he described how the scandal had been "devastating" and "humiliating" for his sons Alexander and Patrick.
There was no evidence that the confessions had affected Alexander Mosley, and neighbours said that he was in "high spirits" and that they would be astonished if he had taken his own life. "He was speaking about the future and he seemed happy," said one neighbour, who gave his name as John.
Mr Mosley ran a restaurant called Hereford Road in Notting Hill, which he set up in 2007 with Tom Pemberton, his friend. The pair met at Westminster.
His home was in the same London street where Paula Yates, the television presenter, died from an accidental heroin overdose in 2000.
Neighbours in St Luke's Mews, a cobbled street of Victorian terrace houses and workshops, said Mr Mosley appeared to be there only "intermittently".
Steve Abrams, an American retired psychologist who lived opposite, said Mr Mosley had been there at the weekend as he had noticed music.
Mr Abrams, 70, noticed two men arriving at the mews house on Tuesday afternoon some time before the arrival of the ambulance.
Builders renovating a property opposite suggested that it was colleagues from Mr Mosley's restaurant who found his body. "There were two guys, one was wearing a chef's suit, like from a restaurant, the other was more like a waiter," said one builder who gave his name as Sebastian.
"They were there before the ambulance. They were crying you could see."
Mr Mosley was also listed as a director of Marine Current Turbines Ltd. He called himself an economist in the business, which described itself as "the world leader in marine current and tidal stream energy".
Alexia Collen, a friend, said: "He was a beautiful person and that's all I can say."
Max Mosley, 68, had been due to fly to Spain for this weekend's grand prix but cancelled his trip.
Richard Woods, his spokesman, said he had "no further comment" when asked about suggestions that Alexander Mosley had a drug problem.
Eddie Jordan, a former Formula 1 team boss, said he was "devastated" by the news.
"Max and Alexander particularly were very close and shared a great intellect," he said. He said he remembered him as a "hugely clever and talented computer expert".
The Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), of which Mr Mosley is president, issued a statement offering its condolences.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "We were called at 16.20 on Tuesday to reports of a male found dead at a property in W11. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner's office has been informed."
By Richard Edwards and John Bingham
Max Mosley's son found dead after suspected drug overdose - Telegraph
