Ask HN: How do people in F1 get their job?

Depends on the position. The pit crew are made up of car mechanics and more senior technical/critical roles.

You'll never find a role advertised for a 'wheel changer', instead you'll need to work your way into the company as a mechanic and then move onto the race team if you're suitable.

If you have the experience then take a look on their company site, for example McLaren have various roles open:

https://careers.mclaren.com/go/Racing/724201/?utm_source=car...