peter bayer, the fia executive director of single-seaters, recently answered an all-important question about the abu dhabi scandal.
why would max remain the world champion? let's find out what bayer said
Max
Mercedes requested to investigate the race again which was dismissed by the FIA, Mercedes chose to not formally appeal the dismissal
Bayer revealed that even if Mercedes won the appeal, Verstappen would still remain the world champion.
He explained that the judges would have nullified the result, awarding both of them zero points. (level on points)
But since Verstappen went into the final race with one exta win over Hamilton, he would still remain the Drivers' champion.