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Felipe Nasr has denied taking political sides in his homeland after making an official visit to Brazil's acting president Michel Temer this week.
Elected president, Dilma Rousseff, is currently suspended amid accusations of corruption and fiscal crimes and stands to be impeached. She claims her suspension is akin to an anti-democratic "coup".
Interim president Michel Temer was recently booed at the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Rio and will as a result skip the games' closing ceremony.
Sauber driver Nasr visited Temer at his office this week but the Sauber driver denied he was taking a political side.
"I didn't come to show support," O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper quoted him as saying. "I came as a representative of Brazil and show my willingness to help the country.
"I am a representative of my country, regardless of the party, regardless of like or dislike."
He was also forced to deny that he made the visit to discuss sponsorship. Nasr and his team are backed by the Banco do Brasil, which is majority state-owned.
"Sponsorship is essential for any athlete, not only those in motor sport," he said
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