I think you didn't go deep enough in the analysis. Of those races in the past two years, what were some races where Logan should have finished in the Top 10?
First, you need to think about the Top 5 teams. If no one retires from the top 10, then it doesn't matter where Logan finishes because it won't be in a points finish.
Second, since reliability of the Big 5 cars is so good, Logan would often be told to hold position in 16th or 17th; or he would be given data collection missions instead of competing. Logan also ran a 2023 spec car for all of 2024 as opposed to Alex who ran the 2024 upgrades.
With those 2024 upgrades, Alex had only two finishes in the top 10. In one of those races, Logan fished 11th, even without the upgrades.
So it's disingenuous to say "Logan didn't score points so he is bad" because the Big 5 routinely occupy all Top 10 spots. No one makes the argument that the Williams' car is better than the Aston Martins because the difference in pace is clear to see.
The only expectation Logan could have failed is the expectation to not crash the car. Which he did only twice in 2024 and cost the team almost as much as Alex did. Yet the consequences are wildly different. And JV has routinely said Logan needs more pace.
With a 2023 car. So JV's reasoning of more pace with less car is contradictory and can only point to a personal issue between Logan and JV.
I conclude with the destructors championship highlights a personal bias against Logan in favor of literally any other driver because the numbers don't add up.
