Former Formula One boss Max Mosley shot himself after learning he just weeks to live, an inquest has heard.
A Westminster Coroner's Court heard overnight that the 81-year-old took his own life at his London home in last May. Mosley had learned he had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma cancer two years earlier and before his death had been told he had a "very limited life expectancy".
He was in "debilitating" pain, the Coroner's Court heard.
The inquest revealed Mosley told his personal assistant the night before about his decision to kill himself and could not be persuaded.
A suicide note was found the following day.
Senior Coroner Dr Fiona Wilcox recorded a conclusion of suicide, saying she was "satisfied" Mr Mosley intended to kill himself.
