en wagen ▁Masters ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁Formula ▁One ▁presence ▁as ▁reserve ▁driver ▁for ▁Al fa ▁Rome o . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁K art ing ▁Kub ica ▁developed ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁all ▁kinds ▁of ▁cars ▁at ▁the ▁young ▁age ▁of ▁four ▁when ▁he ▁sp otted ▁a ▁small ▁off - road ▁vehicle , ▁power ed ▁by ▁a ▁ ▁pet rol ▁engine . ▁After ▁long ▁tal ks ▁with ▁his ▁parents , ▁his ▁father ▁Art ur ▁bought ▁him ▁the ▁car ▁and ▁young ▁Kub ica ▁spent ▁long ▁hours ▁driving ▁around ▁pl astic ▁bott les . ▁When ▁he ▁got ▁older ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁he ▁needed ▁better ▁equipment , ▁so ▁his ▁father ▁bought ▁him ▁a ▁go - k art . ▁However , ▁Kub ica ▁was ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁start ▁racing ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁K art ing ▁Championship ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten . ▁When ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁championship , ▁he ▁won ▁six ▁titles ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁After ▁his ▁third ▁season , ▁Kub ica ▁decided ▁to ▁switch ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁compet itive ▁series ▁in ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Kub ica ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁foreign er ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁International ▁Italian ▁Junior ▁K art ing ▁Championship . ▁ ▁Kub ica ▁also ▁scored ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Junior ▁K art ing ▁Championship ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Junior ▁Mon aco ▁K art ▁Cup ▁held ▁on ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Formula ▁One ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁track . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁he ▁def ended ▁his ▁title ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁also ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁German ▁K