Editing Max Papis (section)

==Personal life==
Papis was born on 3 October 1969 in [[Como, Italy]]. He was raised in Italy and got an interest in car racing at a young age, winning several go-kart races and several rounds for racing clubs in Italy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/03/15/cup-hard-work-resolve-paying-papis/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130902174120/http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/03/15/cup-hard-work-resolve-paying-papis/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 2, 2013|title=Cup: Hard Work, Resolve Paying Off For Papis|date=2010-03-15|newspaper=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>

He is married to Tatiana Papis, daughter of the racing driver [[Emerson Fittipaldi]], and has two children,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/columns/story?id=4398982&columnist=smith_marty|title=Smith: Papis living the American Dream|date=2009-08-14|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref><ref> {{cite web |url= https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/max-papis-driver-of-the-rheem-menard-chevrolet-sits-by-his-news-photo/176711550 |title= Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 |date= 17 August 2013 |author= Rainier Ehrhardt |publisher= Getty Images }} </ref> cousins of [[Pietro Fittipaldi]] and [[Enzo Fittipaldi]]. His sons' godfathers are fellow Italian [[Alessandro Zanardi|Alex Zanardi]] (Marco) and British [[Dario Franchitti]] (Matteo).

Papis is a member of the "brat pack", a group of CART drivers that were close friends off the track, that included [[Dario Franchitti]], [[Tony Kanaan]] and the late [[Greg Moore (racing driver)|Greg Moore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/12925278/tony-kanaan-rolls-last-member-brat-pack|title=McGee: Last of his kind|date=May 21, 2015|website=ESPN.com|access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref>