Max Mosley's son dies of 'drug overdose'

THE son of motorsport chief Max Mosley has been found dead after a suspected drug overdose. Detectives are now investigating whether Alexander Mosley's death was an accident or suicide.

The 39-year-old restaurateur and economist was found dead at his home in Notting Hill, west London, on Tuesday afternoon.

Sources close to the investigation said Alexander may have been taking recreational drugs at the property, in the same street in which former TV host Paula Yates was found dead in 2000.

Former Formula 1 boss Eddie Jordan – a friend of the family – said he was "devastated" and said Alexander was very close with his father.

Neighbours reported seeing Alexander return home with a friend just an hour before his death.

The Oxford graduate – whose grandfather was Oswald Mosley, former leader of the British Union of Fascists – was the co-founder of the fashionable Hereford Road, a restaurant near his home. His father attracted international notoriety when the News of the World published footage of him in an S&M orgy with prostitutes.

The 69-year-old, however, was awarded a record 60,000 in privacy damages against the paper last year over claims the orgy had a Nazi theme.

Jordan, the founder and former owner of the Jordan team said: "Max and Alexander particularly were very close. It's totally tragic, I'm devastated for them."

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "The coroner's office has been informed."