7/ Here's the honest part. If Napoli doesn't execute quickly, the horizon for needing Dlala's type of genius again extends far beyond Lucid's survival window.
So the exit was inevitable either way. Either Napoli stabilizes the company and it enters a long execution phase that would not needed Dlala back at the bench for a decade. Or it doesn't, and Dlala would have spent his best years managing spreadsheets instead of motors.
He's a PhD in electrical engineering. He built two world-class drive units. Staying made no sense for him personally regardless of outcome.
Sometimes the smartest move is knowing when your work is done.