In 2001, young Vettel had already won three karting championships, and his car number was 5. This number would eventually accompany him throughout his entire career, although he didn't know it yet.
In 1994, the first German F1 world champion, Michael Schumacher, was born, which made the karting track where the young boy practiced suddenly lively, and the German racing driver naturally became his idol.
Some specialized karting teams and scouts began to pay attention to the little boy who was driving a cheap kart and was faster than others, emitting a unique presence on the track, like Schumacher in his early years.